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St Mark's Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
106 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EJ · st-marks.hounslow.sch.uk · 020 8577 3600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 62.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hounslow 49.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.07 mi
- 1.73 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Baptised Catholics with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Hounslow deanery · Hounslow Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,214
- 1 over 1,213 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- First language not English
- 60.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Baptised Catholics with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Hounslow deanery” went to a home 1.07 mi (1.73 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.71 mi (1.15 km). Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Hounslow Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 325 families put the school first and 176 places were offered; 51% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 176 | 325 | 1.8▲ | 51% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 180 | 353 | 2▲ | 48% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 183 | 339 | 1.9▲ | 51% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 354 | 2▲ | 47% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 181 | 333 | 1.8▲ | 48% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Baptised Catholics with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Hounslow deanery | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.07 mi1.73 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.71 mi1.15 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.84 mi1.36 km | |
| Year 7 – Baptised Catholics with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Hillingdon deanery | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.36 mi8.62 km | |
| September 2025 | 3.87 mi6.23 km | |
| September 2024 | 3.96 mi6.37 km | |
| Year 7 – Baptised Catholics with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Upper Thames deanery | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.19 mi8.35 km | |
| September 2025 | 5.49 mi8.83 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.89 mi7.87 km | |
| Year 7 – Baptised Catholics with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Ealing deanery | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.60 mi9.01 km | |
| September 2025 | 5.51 mi8.87 km | |
| September 2024 | 6.56 mi10.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 62.5, and 72% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hounslow it was 49.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲62.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲72.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲89.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 74.6 | +8.3 |
| Sixth form college | 2.2 | — |
| Further education | 19.5 | −13.1 |
| Employment | 0.5 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 students | B- (38.2) | Below average -0.20 | |
| 135 students | B- (38.3) | Below average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 135 | B (39.7) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 132 | B- (37.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 136 | B (41) | — |
| 2018/19 | 156 | B- (37.3) | +0.07 |
| 2017/18 | 130 | B- (35.8) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 140 | B- (37.6) | +0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 126 | B- (37) | +0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 80.9 | −0.1 |
| Further and other education | 1.5 | 0 |
| Further education | 0.7 | — |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −3.7 |
| Employment | 7.4 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
St Mark's Catholic School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Mar 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (334 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 334
- 28% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 44% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (7%) with SEND