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St Mark's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided
Sussex Way, Islington, London N19 4JF · st-marks.islington.sch.uk · 020 7272 5967
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Islington 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.45 mi
- 0.72 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Islington Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 231
- 92% of 252 places
- Local authority
- Islington
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 66.4%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.45 mi (721 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.38 mi (616 m). Source: Islington Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.38 mi0.62 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.11 mi1.78 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Islington it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mark's CofE Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 52
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied