St Mark's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.448 miles
Distance (miles): 0.448 · Published by Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Mark's CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Mark's CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.448 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.383 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.107 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.340 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | 0.167 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.448 miles from the school, further than in 2025 and 2019; it has swung sharply between some years.
- That 2026 Reception distance was the 5th longest of 20 Islington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, where the middle figure was 0.40 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sussex Way, Islington, London, N19 4JF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 231 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 68.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils develop and flourish in a supportive environment.”
- “The school skilfully helps pupils to overcome any barriers or challenges to learning that pupils face.”
- “Pupils become confident and resilient learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- Duncombe Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Pooles Park Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Yerbury Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Pakeman Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashmount Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published