St Mark's Church of England Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mark's creates a welcoming, close-knit community where pupils behave well, enjoy school, and have excellent attendance. The school does particularly well in Reception, where good teaching helps children make strong progress, and effectively promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development through its Christian values. Pupils feel safe and secure, with good relationships between staff and students.
Key Strengths
- Behaviour is good with positive pupil attitudes and well above average attendance
- Reception year teaching and children's progress are good
- Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is promoted effectively through the school's Christian values
- Steady upward trend in attainment and progress across most year groups
- Pupils feel safe and have good relationships with adults
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough good teaching to enable pupils to make good progress
- Assessment information not used well enough to set work at the right level, especially for the most able pupils
- Marking does not always show pupils how to improve and they lack opportunities to respond to guidance
- Not enough planned opportunities for pupils to practise extended writing across all subjects
- Leaders do not thoroughly check the quality and depth of learning in lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with pupils feeling safe and confident that poor behaviour is dealt with promptly.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport, extra-curricular activities
St Mark's Church of England Primary School is a smaller-than-average primary school in London that requires improvement. While pupils behave well and attendance is above average, teaching quality and pupil achievement need to be strengthened.
At a Glance
51.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
31 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 76%. Maths has remained stable at around 76%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
27.3
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
213 pupils
240 capacity
27 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Lambeth
Places available
2,675
Applications
2,122
Got 1st preference
82.9%
Got preferred school
96.2%
Primary admissions across Lambeth (2025/26)
Inspection History(110)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.39375%
Overall absence
19.87952%
Persistent absence
166
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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