St Mark's School, Bath
| St Mark's School, Bath | |
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Bay Tree Road Bath , Bath and North East Somerset , BA1 6ND England | |
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| Type | Voluntary Aided School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Department for Education URN | 109328 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Barnaby Ash[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 210 in 2015[2] |
| Website | http://www.st-marks.org.uk/ |
St Mark's is an 11-18, mixed, Voluntary Aided, Church of England secondary school located on the border of Larkhall and Fairfield Park in Bath, England.[3] It is a specialist Business and Enterprise College.[4] In September 2009, 282 pupils were enrolled at the school.[5] By May 2015, this number had dropped to 210.[2]
In 2010, Bath and North East Somerset Council called a meeting to discuss the future of educational provision for the children of Larkhall and the school put forward alternative proposals to its closure.[6] In 2011 the school formed a soft federation with St Gregory's Catholic College in Odd Down, and an executive head teacher, Raymond Friel, was appointed to be in charge of both schools.[7][8] The federation has built a new joint sixth form, The New Sixth at the St Gregory's Catholic College site.[9][10]
Achievements
St Mark's School received an ‘Ofsted’ inspection in June 2015, and was judged to be a ‘Good’ school across the following key areas: leadership and management, behaviour and safety of students, quality of teaching and the achievement of students.[11] Further to this, the school was also recognised as a ‘Good’ Church of England school in its most recent SIAMS inspection, under a new framework. The pastoral and academic support, as well as the small school ethos and value for each student were noted as particularly positive areas.[12]
References
- ^ "St Mark's CofE School". Department of Education. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b "2015 Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "St Mark's CofE School". St Mark's CofE School. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Specialist Business and Enterprise Status". St Mark's CofE School. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "A Review of Secondary Schools in Bath" (or: original). Bath and North East Somerset Council. 14 April 2010.
{{cite document}}: External link in|type=|accessdate=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help) - ^ "Larkhall's Children". 21st Century learning Initiative. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Bath secondary schools to join forces to stop closure". Bath Chronicle. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Head takes charge of two schools". Bath Chronicle. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "The New Sixth Bath". Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "One step closer to first Christian sixth form for Bath and North East Somerset". Bath Chronicle. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "St Mark's CofE School" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "St Mark's CofE VA Secondary School (11-18)" (PDF). National Society Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools Report. Retrieved 20 October 2015.