Harris Academy MertonSt Mark's Church of England Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Mitcham.

Summary of the comparison

Harris Academy Merton and St Mark's Church of England Academy are secondary schools in Mitcham.

  • Harris Academy Merton scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mark's Church of England Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mark's Church of England Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harris Academy Merton was judged Outstanding and St Mark's Church of England Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.7 for Harris Academy Merton and 46.1 for St Mark's Church of England Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Harris Academy Merton (52.9 in 2021-22, 53.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Mark's Church of England Academy (47.0 in 2021-22, 46.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harris Academy Merton versus St Mark's Church of England Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MitchamHarris Academy MertonMitchamSt Mark's Church of England AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking5th of 8 in Merton 4th of 8 in Merton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,341 944
Capacity1,500 900
LocationMitcham, CR4 1BP Mitcham, CR4 1SF
GCSE results
Attainment 853.7 Stronger figure46.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths59.0% Stronger figure41.4% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.0% Stronger figure65.4% 64.8%
Entering EBacc68.0% Stronger figure63.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.99 Stronger figure4.21 4.09
Cohort200 133
A-level results
A-level entries76 37
A-level average points34.2 Stronger figure31.4 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C
Best 3 A-levels points35.2 Stronger figure31.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.3% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,341 944
Free school meals (ever 6)42.3% 51.0%
English as an additional language12.5% 43.6%
SEN support8.9% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.6% 15.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harris Academy Merton

St Mark's Church of England Academy

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