My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
28%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%St Mark's Catholic School
Academy converter — Secondary
TW3 3EJ / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
Outstanding
Ofsted
62.5
Attainment 8
99%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways🤝 Strong SEN support
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2022
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 4 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 University pathways
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 62.5
- Progress 8
- 1.35
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 72%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 38.2
- Achieving AAB+
- 17.8%
99% of parents would recommend this school
334 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
72%Agree
27%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
76%Agree
23%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
4%Agree
5%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
8%Not applicable
77%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
55%Agree
39%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
25%Agree
13%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%Not applicable
56%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
7%No
93%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 23 parents
Strongly agree
50%Agree
42%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
70%Agree
27%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
33%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
61%Agree
36%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
63%Agree
34%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
58%Agree
38%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
52%Agree
41%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
99%No
1%12.8% of pupils receive SEN support
12.8%
SEN support
2.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
93.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 93.3%
80% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 96%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 80%
- Entered top-third university
- 38%
- Achieved a degree
- 90%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.7:1
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 10.11%
- English as additional language
- 56.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 97.7%
- White
- 32.9%
- Mixed
- 7%
- Asian
- 45.8%
- Black
- 2.8%
- Other
- 7.6%
Other White18.3%
White British12.1%
Irish2.4%
Irish Traveller0.1%
White & Asian3.3%
Other Mixed1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
White & Black African0.9%
Indian40.6%
Other Asian3.6%
Pakistani1.2%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean1.1%
African0.9%
Other Black0.8%