Secondary school

St Mark's Church of England School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–16
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Southampton
  • SO15 5TE
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Attainment 8Not enough data · South East 46No results published for 2024/25
Grade 5+ English and mathsNot enough data · South East 44.8No results published for 2024/25
EBacc point scoreNot enough data · South East 4No results published for 2024/25
Progress 8 · 2023/24Not enough data · South East 0No results published for 2023/24

Getting in · 2026

Reception

First-choice families who got in100%
39 of 39 who put it first2014 · 86.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3939
2nd374
3rd370

Year 7

First-choice families who got in56.7%
85 of 150 who put it first2022 · 100.0%2026 · 56.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st15085
2nd20124
3rd1224

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,129
Free school meals (past 6 years)46.6%
First language not English42.6%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan3.4%
Absence (sessions missed)7.8%
Persistently absent pupils21.5%

Girls 42.3%Boys 57.7%

85.5% full · 1,320 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 50.3
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 33.5
  • Other support 25.6

Teachers 58.3 FTE · Whole workforce 117.4 · 141 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,241
Spend per pupil£6,297
Staff spend per pupil£5,045
Reserve per pupil£1,385
  • +£1,568,663revenue reserve
  • +£1,069,219in-year balance

Grants £6,940 · self-generated £301 · premises £381 per pupil

Destinations

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