Academy sponsor led · Croydon

St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
146Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141119URN

Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.7 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

67 applications for 30 places · 67th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 June 2017
Graded inspection: Good

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, Reception

0.7 below Croydon median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 1.7; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.1; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 3.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 2.3; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.3; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 3.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.7; Croydon median median 3.4
2017 4.0; Croydon median median 3.4
2016 2.7; Croydon median median 3.3
2015 2.3; Croydon median median 3.4
2014 2.6; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Croydon median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as St Mark's CofE Primary School (URN 101789), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	30	67	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2025	20	45	2.3	9	0.45
Sep 2024	30	52	1.7	16	0.53
Sep 2023	18	38	2.1	11	0.61
Sep 2022	20	61	3.1	17	0.85
Sep 2021	21	49	2.3	14	0.67
Sep 2020	30	70	2.3	16	0.53
Sep 2019	28	85	3.0	25	0.89
Sep 2018	19	51	2.7	15	0.79
Sep 2017	15	60	4.0	11	0.73
Sep 2016	20	54	2.7	12	0.60
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	18	0.60
Sep 2014 *	26	67	2.6	13	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 72% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%66th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	8%	103	103
2023/24	20%	5%	101	98
2022/23	42%	21%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

St Mark's Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
South Norwood Primary
0.4 km · Croydon

Good2023

3.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
0.5 km · Croydon

Not yet inspected
Oasis Academy Ryelands
0.8 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Heavers Farm Primary School
0.9 km · Croydon

Good2023

4.0applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Stewart Fleming Primary School
1.0 km · Bromley

Remains Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Croydon

Good2022

2.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Cypress Primary School
1.3 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141119 · 306/2091
Trust: Reach2 Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 146 on roll
Free school meals: 30.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: St Mark's CofE Primary School (URN 101789)
Address: Albert Road, South Norwood, London, SE25 4JD
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources