St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137058
- Address
- Tripton Road, CM18 6AA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1067 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 26.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
White British 41.3%
African 19.8%
Other White 15%
Mixed 6.9%
Indian 5.2%
Other 2.9%
Caribbean 1.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other Black 1.7%
Pakistani 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.5
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 95 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 165 |
Admissions
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 91 89 |
| Year 8 | 179 96 83 |
| Year 9 | 180 104 76 |
| Year 10 | 174 92 82 |
| Year 11 | 172 92 80 |
| Year 12 | 109 48 61 |
| Year 13 | 73 42 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 57.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 15.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 1.7% |