St Mark's Church of England Academy

URN 134003·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Anthem Schools Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,446.59

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+7.3%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

14 May 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.65.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.63.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

944

Capacity

900 (105%)

Free school meals

48.6%

English additional lang.

43.6%

Ethnicity

White British 16.3%Asian 15.4%Black 26.3%Mixed 20.2%Chinese 0.3%Other 2.2%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

43.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

21.6

Mean salary

£54,534

Turnover

Vacancy rate

2.2%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

15.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 834 pupils