St Mark's Church of England Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Merton
Acacia Road, Mitcham, CR4 1SF
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 14/05/2024
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
15.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
983
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
125 of 129 families who put it first got an offer
183
Places offered
448
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 129 | 125 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 117 | 36 | ● 31% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 14 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 133 | 8 | ● 6% |
| Total | 448 | 183 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Merton lets families list 6 preferences. 112 applications came from outside the council area (37 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Aimee Gallagher
- Address
- Acacia Road, Mitcham, CR4 1SF
- Phone
- 02086486627
- Local authority
- Merton
- Ward / constituency
- Figge's Marsh · Mitcham and Morden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134003
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 49% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
983 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
09 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 834 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
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.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.70 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.44 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 41.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 133 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.41 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 133 | 24% | 47% | 75% | |
| English Language | 133 | 7% | 51% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 132 | 10% | 56% | 71% | |
| Religious Studies | 128 | 16% | 51% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 105 | 2% | 31% | 51% | |
| History | 63 | 11% | 37% | 54% | |
| Geography | 59 | 14% | 39% | 59% | |
| Social Studies | 49 | 10% | 59% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 46 | 9% | 48% | 65% | |
| French | 42 | 12% | 45% | 50% | |
| Biology | 28 | 29% | 96% | 100% | |
| Physics | 28 | 39% | 96% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Psychology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 0% | 22% | 67% | |
| Law | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Sociology | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Urdu | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17709: St Mark's Church of England Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.