Academy · Merton
St Mark's Church of England Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–18
- Church of England
- Sixth form
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Merton council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 101 families put this school as their first choice, and 172 places were offered. 101 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 172 | 101 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 183 | 129 | 97% |
| September 2024 | 195 | 91 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 14 May 2024. Overall: Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 983 (capacity 900)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwark
- Academy trust
- ANTHEM SCHOOLS TRUST
- Phone
- 02086486627
- Address
- Acacia Road, Mitcham, CR4 1SF
- Website
- stmarks.anthemtrust.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.