St Mark's Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Merton
- Unique reference
- 134003
- Address
- Acacia Road, CR4 1SF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 880 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 43.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.0%
Other White 18.2%
Mixed 18%
White British 15.7%
Other Black 11.5%
Caribbean 9.4%
Other Asian 8.3%
African 6.8%
Pakistani 3.5%
Indian 2.7%
Other 2.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.66
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.59
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.9
Local authority average 52.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 4.73
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
Admissions
St Mark's Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 77
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 67
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 89 90 |
| Year 8 | 171 95 76 |
| Year 9 | 149 82 67 |
| Year 10 | 139 80 59 |
| Year 11 | 141 83 58 |
| Year 12 | 66 24 42 |
| Year 13 | 35 13 22 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 93.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 25.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 61.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 5.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 3.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 84.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 26.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 14.0% 23.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 1.7% |