St Mark's Catholic SchoolLift Kingsley

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mark's Catholic School and Lift Kingsley are secondary schools in Hounslow.

  • St Mark's Catholic School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Lift Kingsley scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Mark's Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mark's Catholic School was judged Outstanding and Lift Kingsley was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.5 for St Mark's Catholic School and 45.1 for Lift Kingsley.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Mark's Catholic School (63.1 in 2021-22, 62.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Lift Kingsley (45.9 in 2021-22, 45.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mark's Catholic School versus Lift Kingsley compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HounslowSt Mark's Catholic SchoolHounslowLift KingsleyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreA86/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking1st of 20 in Hounslow Stronger figure14th of 20 in Hounslow
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,215 980
Capacity1,213 1,050
LocationHounslow, TW3 3EJ Hounslow, TW3 1AX
GCSE results
Attainment 862.5 Stronger figure45.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths72.0% Stronger figure45.5% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths85.5% Stronger figure75.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc89.2% Stronger figure49.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.98 Stronger figure4.10 4.09
Cohort186 143
A-level results
A-level entries135 46
A-level average points38.2 Stronger figure28.3 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C-
Best 3 A-levels points38.1 Stronger figure28.1 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.8% Stronger figure8.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,215 980
Free school meals (ever 6)13.8% 35.4%
English as an additional language56.9% 74.7%
SEN support10.1% 9.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% Stronger figure19.7% 15.8%

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.

St Mark's Catholic School

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