Woodmansterne SchoolSt Mark's Church of England Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Woodmansterne School and St Mark's Church of England Academy.

  • Woodmansterne School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) 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.

  • Woodmansterne School was judged strong and St Mark's Church of England Academy was judged Outstanding.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.0 for Woodmansterne School and 44.9 for St Mark's Church of England Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Woodmansterne School (50.0 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Mark's Church of England Academy (47.0 in 2021-22, 44.9 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Woodmansterne School versus St Mark's Church of England Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonWoodmansterne SchoolMitchamSt Mark's Church of England AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking6th of 16 in Lambeth 5th of 9 in Merton
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range3-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,637 983
Capacity1,842 900
LocationLondon, SW16 5UQ Mitcham, CR4 1SF
GCSE results
Attainment 846.0 Stronger figure44.9 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths48.3% Stronger figure40.0% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths66.2% Stronger figure63.4% 64.8%
Cohort145 145
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries29 37
A-level average points30.5 31.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC C
Best 3 A-levels points30.1 31.0 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.0% Stronger figure0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,621 944
Free school meals (ever 6)27.4% 51.0%
English as an additional language53.2% 43.6%
SEN support7.2% 21.7%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 5.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.3% 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.

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