OFSTED
18 October 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Southampton
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,129
1,129 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
474
42.0% of pupils
Male pupils
655
58.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.9 pts
above England
School
46.7%
Southampton
37.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.2 pts
above England
School
40.5%
Southampton
30.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Southampton
1.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
25.7%
290
Any other White background
20.6%
233
African
12.1%
137
Any other Asian background
8.9%
101
Indian
7.4%
84
Any other ethnic group
6.4%
72
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.4%
162 of
1,129 pupils
6.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Southampton
68.4%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Southampton
67.9%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
Southampton
67.3%
South East
70.9%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.53 pts
higher than
England
School
7.75%
Southampton
7.24%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.53%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.72 pts
higher than
England
School
21.53%
Southampton
19.88%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.66 pts
higher than
England
School
3.47%
Southampton
2.32%
South East
1.93%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.5%
5.6 pts
below England
St Mark's Church of England School
85.5%
Southampton
85.5%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.