St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
141119
Address
Albert Road, South Norwood, SE25 4JD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
173 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
47.4%
Girls
52.6%
First language not English
49.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.6%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
African 42.8%
Caribbean 16.8%
Mixed 16.7%
Other White 8.1%
White British 5.2%
Other Black 3.5%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.5
WritingWell above average4.9
MathsWell above average5.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 20%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 98
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
9
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
9
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
24
15
9
Year 1
22
10
12
Year 2
24
15
9
Year 3
27
13
14
Year 4
25
10
15
Year 5
25
6
19
Year 6
26
13
13
Year 2024-2025