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St Mark's Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Merton

St Mark's Road, Mitcham, CR4 2LF

Website 02086482339

76

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 10/12/2024

Application demand

96%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

10.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

225

Capacity used

Has space

79%

286 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

96%

1st preference success rate

26 of 27 families who put it first got an offer

29

Places offered

105

Total applications

3.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2726● 96%
2nd preference322● 6%
3rd preference211● 5%
Later preferences (4th–6th)250● 0%
Total1052928%

1st preference success by year

43%
2020
88%
2021
75%
2022
78%
2023
87%
2024
96%
2025

Merton lets families list 6 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ania Kennedy
Address
St Mark's Road, Mitcham, CR4 2LF
Phone
02086482339
Local authority
Merton
Ward / constituency
Figge's Marsh · Mitcham and Morden
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102645

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals45%——
English as additional language73%——
SEN support33%——
52% boys (117)48% girls (108)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

225 pupils · 286 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    10 December 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 180 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

10.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

16%
20/21
15%
21/22
21%
22/23
11%
23/24
11%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths76%——
Higher standard10%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard79%
+17% vs England
Higher standard18%
+10% vs England

Reading

Expected standard96%
+21% vs England
Higher standard54%
+21% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth18%
+5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard61%
+35% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard96%
+23% vs England
Higher standard68%
+38% vs England
Average score113
+8 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

742019702023762024792025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)79%61%
Higher standard18%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Merton council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.