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
- 1082 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 24.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 41.5%
African 20.7%
Other White 14%
Mixed 6.8%
Indian 5.7%
Other 2.6%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other Black 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 73%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.3
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 72 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 166 |
Admissions
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 92 89 |
| Year 8 | 182 95 87 |
| Year 9 | 179 98 81 |
| Year 10 | 170 93 77 |
| Year 11 | 170 90 80 |
| Year 12 | 117 44 73 |
| Year 13 | 83 38 45 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 2.4% |