St Mark's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stafford Road, Southampton, SO15 5TE
Website: http://www.st-marks.southampton.sch.uk
Telephone: 02380772968
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Stephanie Bryant
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116342

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 370
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 184

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mark's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Stafford Road , Shirley SO15 5TE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Freemantle Church of England Community Academy
Mansion Road , Freemantle SO15 3BQ
3out of 4 530 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Springhill Catholic Primary School
Milton Road , SO15 2HW
4out of 4 702 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Foundry Lane Primary School
Foundry Lane , Shirley SO15 3JT
3out of 4 920 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Banister Primary School
Archers Road , SO15 2LS
3out of 4 1,065 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anne's Catholic School
Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ
4out of 4 1,340 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Regents Park Community College
King Edward Avenue , SO16 4GW
3out of 4 1,655 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Upper Shirley High School
Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU
3out of 4 1,656 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Romsey Road , SO16 8FA
3out of 4 3,256 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane , SO15 5RL
- not rated 1,395 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Southampton City College
St Mary Street , SO14 1AR
- not rated 2,621 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI School
Wilton Road , SO15 5UQ
- not rated 1,005 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Polygon School
Handel Terrace , SO15 2FH
3out of 4 1,030 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Southampton Hospital School
119 Tremona Road , SO16 6HU
3out of 4 2,005 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace , SO14 0YN
- not rated 2,017 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Assure Community College
Unit 4 Northbrook Industrial Estate , Hollybrook Road SO16 6PB
- not rated 2,039 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.