St Mark's Church of England School, Southampton
St Mark's Church of England School is an all-through school for pupils aged 4 to 16 in Southampton. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 30th-highest of the 79 schools in Southampton with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 73% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Southampton (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Southampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mark's Church of England School in detail
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Mark's Church of England School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 71% and 70% in Southampton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 71% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Mark's Church of England School
For September 2026 entry, 150 families put St Mark's Church of England School as their first choice and 473 named it as one of their preferences, for 113 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 65 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Mark's Church of England School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Mark's Church of England School are St Anne's Catholic School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.4); Regents Park Community College (0.9 miles); Upper Shirley High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Oasis Academy Lord's Hill (1.9 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 38.7).
St Anne's Catholic SchoolRegents Park Community CollegeUpper Shirley High SchoolOasis Academy Lord's Hill
Who goes there
46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 40.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), Asian (23%) and Black (13%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Paynes Road (opposite), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 810 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southampton (352), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Mark's Church of England School issued 157 suspensions, 16.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Mark's Church of England School are Freemantle Church of England Community Academy (0.3 miles), Springhill Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Foundry Lane Primary School (0.5 miles) and Banister Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Freemantle Church of England Community AcademySpringhill Catholic Primary SchoolFoundry Lane Primary SchoolBanister Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
46.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
1
Permanent exclusions
0.10%
Exclusion rate
157
Suspensions
16.20%
Suspension rate
79 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 969 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby all-through schools
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Before and after school care
St Mark's Church of England School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Southampton
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mark's Church of England School.
- Explore Learning Southampton990m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mark's Church of England School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mark's Church of England School is in Southampton; for families living there:
Apply to Southampton for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 80
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 80 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 65 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Southampton is 33 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at St Mark's Church of England School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
961 pupils
1,320 places
359 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Southampton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Southampton
Across Southampton council
Places available
2,620
Applications
2,668
Got 1st preference
83.4%
Got preferred school
93.4%
All secondary applications across Southampton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
126
SEN Support
36
EHC Plans
14.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,129
Total Pupils
655
Boys
474
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
63
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,471
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,663
Per pupil
£7204k
Total funding
£535k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.8%
Overall absence
21.5%
Persistent absence
952
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Mark's Church of England School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about St Mark's Church of England School
What are SATs results like at St Mark's Church of England School?
Of the pupils at St Mark's Church of England School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is St Mark's Church of England School's Ofsted rating?
St Mark's Church of England School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022.
What is the catchment area for St Mark's Church of England School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mark's Church of England School is oversubscribed, Southampton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Mark's Church of England School?
St Mark's Church of England School was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 1320 places.
How big are the classes at St Mark's Church of England School?
Classes at St Mark's Church of England School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Mark's Church of England School?
St Mark's Church of England School has around 1129 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mark's Church of England School?
7.8% of sessions were missed at St Mark's Church of England School in 2024/25. 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mark's Church of England School?
Apply through Southampton's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mark's Church of England School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Mark's Church of England School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Mark's Church of England School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Mark's Church of England School: Explore Learning Southampton (990m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Mark's Church of England School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 80 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 15 serious and 65 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Southampton is 33 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mark's Church of England School?
St Mark's Church of England School is at Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5TE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)