St Mark's Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 14 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
- 944 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 43.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
Mixed 20.2%
Other White 17.9%
White British 16.3%
Other Black 12.7%
Caribbean 8.9%
Other Asian 8.2%
African 4.7%
Pakistani 4%
Indian 2.9%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 58%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.6
Local authority average 52.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 4.82
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
St Mark's Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 183
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 117
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 112
Offers
- 1st preference
- 125
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 79 96 |
| Year 8 | 170 83 87 |
| Year 9 | 172 94 78 |
| Year 10 | 144 79 65 |
| Year 11 | 143 84 59 |
| Year 12 | 89 60 29 |
| Year 13 | 51 14 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 91.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 23.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 61.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 5.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 82.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 24.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 2.4% |