St Mark's CofE School
Bay Tree Road, Bath, BA1 6ND
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 513
- Pupils on roll
- 259
- URN
- 147801
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225312661
About this school
St Mark's CofE School is a Church of England secondary academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 259 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 80 | 37 | 52 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | 50.6 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.44 +0.11 to +0.78 | +0.74 +0.25 to +1.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 53% | 45.9% | 44.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 56.8% | 63.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 45.9% | 40.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mark's CofE School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.8 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.6 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mark's CofE School compares
St Mark's CofE School ranked 10th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.9 | 13.4% | 31.2% | 259 | — |
| Hayesfield Girls School | 57 | 7.2% | 13% | 1,497 | 1.8 miles |
| Beechen Cliff School | 55 | 6.1% | 11.5% | 1,232 | 1.9 miles |
| Oldfield School | 47.3 | 9.9% | 22.3% | 1,287 | 2.4 miles |
| Ralph Allen School | 54.6 | 10.2% | 18.2% | 1,398 | 2.6 miles |
| Saint Gregory's Catholic College | 46.6 | 8.6% | 19.3% | 987 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 8 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.23%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 13.36%
- Persistent absence
- 31.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hayesfield Girls School1.8 miles
Secondary · Bath
-
Beechen Cliff School1.9 miles
Secondary · Bath
-
Oldfield School2.4 miles
Secondary · Bath
-
Ralph Allen School2.6 miles
Secondary · Bath
-
Saint Gregory's Catholic College3.4 miles
Secondary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
St Mark's CofE School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Bath.
- Beechen Cliff School Secondary
- Hayesfield Girls School Secondary
- Oldfield School Secondary
- Ralph Allen School Secondary
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College Secondary
- Bathampton Primary School Primary
- Batheaston Church School Primary
- Bathford Church School Primary
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down CofE Primary School Primary
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primary
- Freshford Church School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mark's CofE School teach?
- St Mark's CofE School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mark's CofE School?
- The headteacher of St Mark's CofE School is Mrs Clare England, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mark's CofE School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mark's CofE School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Mark's CofE School?
- St Mark's CofE School has 259 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Mark's CofE School full?
- St Mark's CofE School has capacity for 513 pupils and 259 on roll (50%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mark's CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mark's CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Is St Mark's CofE School a selective school?
- No. St Mark's CofE School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Mark's CofE School?
- St Mark's CofE School is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Mark's CofE School have?
- The schools register lists St Mark's CofE School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Mark's CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.8 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mark's CofE School rank locally?
- St Mark's CofE School ranked 10th of 14 secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mark's CofE School's absence rate?
- St Mark's CofE School's overall absence rate is 13.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mark's CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mark's CofE School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.