All-through school in Southampton
St Mark's Church of England School
Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5TE
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1129
- Places
- 1320
- How full
- 86% full — 1129 of 1320 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 474 / 655
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistently absent
- 22%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 47%
- English as an additional language
- 43%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Southampton 021A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 38%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 42%
- Households in social housing
- 15%
- Households with no car
- 32%
- Adults economically inactive
- 28%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- Ages 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Stephanie Bryant
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Ward
- Freemantle
- Constituency
- Southampton Test
- URN
- 116342
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest all-through schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| St Anne's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 55.6 | 0.8 mi |
| Regents Park Community CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Upper Shirley High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47 | 0.9 mi |
| Oasis Academy Lord's HillAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2024 | 37 | 1.9 mi |
| Redbridge Community SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 32.2 | 1.9 mi |
| Cantell SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2024 | 46.9 | 2.1 mi |
| Bitterne Park SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 43.1 | 2.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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