St Mark's Church of England School
All-through · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Southampton
Stafford Road, Southampton, SO15 5TE
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 18/10/2022
Application demand
70%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
21.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,129
Capacity used
Has space86%
1,320 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
70%
1st preference success rate
53 of 76 families who put it first got an offer
59
Places offered
177
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 76 | 53 | ● 70% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 6 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 50 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 177 | 59 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Southampton lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Stephanie Bryant
- Address
- Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5TE
- Phone
- 02380772968
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward / constituency
- Freemantle · Southampton Test
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116342
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,129 pupils · 1,320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
18 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 952 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 10% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 63% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 12% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.