SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mark's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 100444
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 252 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 March 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Islington
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 231 214 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 120 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 111 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

68.4%
43.6 pts above England
School 68.4%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.2%
10.9 pts above England
School 31.2%
Islington 36.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Islington 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
22.9%
53
Any other White background
16.5%
38
Caribbean
14.7%
34
African
11.3%
26
Any other Mixed background
10.4%
24
Any other ethnic group
9.1%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 33.8% 78 of 231 pupils
12.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.8%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.8% 62 pupils
England 14.8% 12.1 pts above
EHC plans 6.9% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 29
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Other difficulty or disability 13
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Islington 76.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.10 pts lower than England
School 6.12%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.09 pts higher than England
School 20.90%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.13%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 1.13%
Islington 2.15%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.7% 3.5 pts above England
St Mark's CofE Primary School
91.7%
Islington
84.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information