St Mark's Church of England School
Stafford Road, Southampton, SO15 5TE
1,129 pupils · 86% of 1,320 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 46.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 18 October 2022, published 29 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 39 | 113 | 43 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 113 | 150 | 473 | 113 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 76 | 177 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 115 | 190 | 492 | 115 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 63 | 185 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 114 | 153 | 423 | 111 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 69 | 169 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 124 | 161 | 407 | 124 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Westgate School 18.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Mayfield School 27.1 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School 33.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Bay Church of England School 34.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Livingstone Academy Bournemouth 38 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Chichester Free School 47.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.