St Mark's Church of England School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 16 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southampton
Unique reference
116342
Address
Stafford Road, Shirley, SO15 5TE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
779 (45% of total capacity)
Boys
57.3%
Girls
42.7%
First language not English
43.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.3%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.6%
Other White 20.9%
African 9.5%
Indian 9.4%
Other Asian 8.1%
Mixed 7.6%
Other 6.8%
Pakistani 4.1%
Bangladeshi 3.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingWell above average2.8
MathsWell above average3.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mark's Church of England School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
63
2nd preference
57
3rd preference
65
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
35
25
Year 1
59
31
28
Year 2
59
32
27
Year 3
60
35
25
Year 4
60
36
24
Year 5
60
32
28
Year 6
61
28
33
Year 7
179
96
83
Year 8
181
121
60
Year 2023-2024