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St Mark's CofE School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Bay Tree Road, Bath BA1 6ND · st-marks.org.uk · 01225 312661
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 259
- 50% of 513 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.5%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 68 places were offered; 100% 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 | 68 | 31 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 73 | 42 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 33 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 70 | 32 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 17 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 44.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D (20.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109328)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 16.2 | +8.2 |
| Sixth form college | 37.8 | +11.8 |
| Further education | 32.4 | −13.6 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.4 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 students | D (20.9) | Average -0.30 | |
| 9 students | D (20.9) | Average -0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6 | C+ (34.1) | -0.18 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 109328)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2017/18
| University | 22 |
|---|---|
| Other education | 22 |
| Apprenticeship | 22 |
| Employment | 11 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 |
| Activity not captured | 11 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 109328)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mark's CofE School on 17 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 17 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109328), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109328)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109328)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109328)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Positive
- 86%
- Replies
- 50
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 96% who raised concerns
based on 10 parents (20%) whose child was bullied
based on 26 parents (52%) with SEND