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The Mark Way School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
Batchelors Barn Road, Andover SP10 1HR · markway.hants.sch.uk · 01264 351835
On the mapSearch near SP10 1HR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 8.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Pupils
- 118
- 6 over 112 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 55.9%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 8.1, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼8.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.12 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 68.4 | +5.9 |
| Other education | 5.3 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 21.1 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | −1 |
Ofsted
The Mark Way School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 20
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (100%) with SEND