St Mark's CofE School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mark's CofE School is a secondary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Mark's CofE 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 4 of the 11 other Bath and North East Somerset secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 68 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 12 Bath and North East Somerset secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- For Year 7 2026, 17 of the 138 applications (12%) came from families living outside Bath and North East Somerset; 7 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bay Tree Road, Bath, BA1 6ND
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this ambitious and inclusive school.”
- “They are proud to belong to a diverse community of dedicated staff and pupils who are kind to and respectful of one another.”
- “Pupils feel safe and say that bullying is not an issue in their school.”
To improve
- “Many pupils attend regularly but work is on going to ensure overall attendance improves.”
- “Currently, the programme is more established for older pupils.”
- “These have had a positive impact but some pupils still struggle to attend as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 31 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 31 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Hayesfield Girls School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beechen Cliff School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ralph Allen School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- IKB Academy 5.9 mi Good
- Wellsway School 5.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lift Broadlands 6.9 mi Good Last distance published