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St Mark's Church of England School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Voluntary controlled
Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton SO15 5TE · stmarksschool.co.uk · 023 8077 2968
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,129
- 86% of 1,320 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 40.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 150 families put the school first and 113 places were offered; 57% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 113 | 150 | 1.3▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 115 | 190 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 153 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 124 | 161 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 174 | 105 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Southampton it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
St Mark's Church of England School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 23
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied