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St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Hampshire

Danebury Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4US

Website 01256346111

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

72%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

7.9% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

634

Capacity used

Over capacity

101%

630 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

72%

1st preference success rate

88 of 122 families who put it first got an offer

88

Places offered

224

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference12288● 72%
2nd preference680● 0%
3rd preference340● 0%
Total2248839%

1st preference success by year

85%
2020
95%
2021
100%
2022
91%
2023
75%
2024
72%
2025

Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Charles Applegate
Address
Danebury Road, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke, RG22 4US
Phone
01256346111
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward / constituency
Hatch Warren & Beggarwood · Basingstoke
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
131450

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals12%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support11%——
52% boys (329)48% girls (305)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

634 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    29 November 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 544 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
5%
21/22
9%
22/23
7%
23/24
8%
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 & maths70%——
Higher standard14%——
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 standard81%
+19% vs England
Higher standard22%
+14% vs England

Reading

Expected standard91%
+16% vs England
Higher standard64%
+31% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard84%
+12% vs England
Greater depth28%
+15% vs England

Maths

Expected standard91%
+17% vs England
Higher standard42%
+16% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard88%
+15% vs England
Higher standard47%
+17% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%
+12% vs England

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

Primary results over time

622019752023702024812025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)81%61%
Higher standard22%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 Hampshire 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.