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St Mark's Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
St Mark's Road, Mitcham CR4 2LF · stmarks.merton.sch.uk · 020 8648 2339
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.44 mi
- 0.71 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Merton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 225
- 79% of 286 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45%
- First language not English
- 73.8%
- 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 0.44 mi (714 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.85 mi (2.98 km). Source: Merton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 78% 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 | 29 | 37 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 30 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.85 mi2.98 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.51 mi0.82 km | |
Offer day figure (16 April 2026). By 1 September 2026 offers reached 1428.84 m.
Offer day figure (16 April 2025). The table's later columns, after the second round: 2974.99; by 1 September: 2974.99.
Offer day figure (16 April 2024). The table's later columns, after the second round: 819.52; by 1 September: 819.52.
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Merton it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mark's Primary School on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 42
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (31%) with SEND