Academy sponsor led · Merton

St Mark's Church of England Academy

11–18Ages
983Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
134003URN

Acacia Road, Mitcham, CR4 1SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.7 below Merton median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Merton

373 applications for 172 places · 9th of 9 in Merton

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.9of 90

Merton 55.8 England 46.0

8th of 9 in Merton

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

14 May 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
9 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Merton median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

373 applications · 172 places offered · 101 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Merton median median 2.8
2025 2.5; Merton median median 2.9
2024 1.7; Merton median median 2.8
2023 1.8; Merton median median 2.8
2022 1.4; Merton median median 2.9
2021 1.3; Merton median median 3.0
2020 1.4; Merton median median 3.0
2019 1.4; Merton median median 3.3
2018 1.5; Merton median median 3.3
2017 1.7; Merton median median 3.1
2016 1.9; Merton median median 3.1
2015 2.2; Merton median median 2.7
2014 2.2; Merton median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Merton median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Merton median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	172	373	2.2	101	0.59
Sep 2025	183	448	2.5	129	0.70
Sep 2024	195	328	1.7	91	0.47
Sep 2023	196	343	1.8	121	0.62
Sep 2022	196	276	1.4	92	0.47
Sep 2021	208	264	1.3	49	0.24
Sep 2020	195	280	1.4	69	0.35
Sep 2019	210	290	1.4	74	0.35
Sep 2018	210	304	1.5	59	0.28
Sep 2017	176	305	1.7	70	0.40
Sep 2016	180	345	1.9	59	0.33
Sep 2015	176	387	2.2	88	0.50
Sep 2014	161	354	2.2	77	0.48

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

145 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.98th of 9 in Merton

Merton 55.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%9th of 9 in Merton

Merton 61% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths63%

Merton 79% England 66%

This school
Merton median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.70

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	145	44.9	40%	63%	–
2024/25	133	46.1	41%	65%	–
2023/24	140	48.2	48%	69%	+0.70
2022/23	115	42.9	35%	58%	+0.66

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mark's Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Merton
1.5 km · Merton

Outstanding2022

2.5applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
Woodmansterne School
1.5 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2024

15.6applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Graveney School
1.8 km · Wandsworth

Outstanding2022

6.4applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
2.4 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Harris Academy Morden
2.4 km · Merton

Remains Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Wimbledon
2.4 km · Merton

Outstanding2023

4.9applications per place 55.8Attainment 8
Norbury High School for Girls
2.8 km · Croydon

2026

2.1applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
3.2 km · Lambeth

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 58.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 134003 · 315/6906
Trust: Anthem Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 900 pupils · 983 on roll
Free school meals: 49.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Replaced: Mitcham Vale School (URN 132166)
Address: Acacia Road, Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Local authority: Merton

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources