St Mark's West Essex Catholic School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Tripton Road
Harlow
Essex
CM18 6AA
Phone 01279421267
Reference Number 137058

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1082
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.83%
Girls: 49.17%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 24.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 92 89 181
8 95 87 182
9 98 81 179
10 93 77 170
11 90 80 170
12 44 73 117
13 38 45 83

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 41.5%
African 20.7%
White, Other 14%
Indian 5.7%
White & Black (African) 2.4%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.8%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
White & Asian 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 38.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 58.8% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 22.18 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 25.26 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 1.6% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 127 7
Third Preference 94 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

Previous Years

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