St Mark's Church of England School, formerly known as St Mark's Church of England Primary School, is a

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all-through school in

Shirley, Southampton Shirley is a broad district and a former village on the western side of Southampton, England. Shirley's main roles are retailing and residential. It is the most important suburban shopping area in the west of the city. Housing is a mixture of co ...

, England. St Mark's was a

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but was demolished and renovated by

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to form an all-through school. The project started in 2020. The all-through school was opened by

Debbie Sellin Deborah Mary Sellin (born 1 October 1964) is a Church of England priest serving as Bishop of Southampton, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Winchester, and acting as diocesan Bishop of Winchester. Early life and education Sellin is originall ...

, the

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, in 2022 and was fully completed in 2023. It made history by becoming Southampton's first all-through school. St Mark's is operated under the auspices of the

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. Rated "Good" by Ofsted, it is currently educating students from ages 4 to 16. The school's catchment area includes Shirley, St Mary's, and other areas of Southampton.

The building expansion

In 2020, planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of the school. The plan was to replace the outdated Victorian building and build a new all-through school for 1,346 pupils aged 4-16. So then the previous St Mark's C of E Primary School was demolished in 2020 to make way for Southampton's first all-through school. Now the expanded school has made 900 needed secondary places with 180 per year groups alongside a pre-school offering 24 places and 420 primary places.

References

External links

School websiteGovernment informationOfsted reports
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