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The Mark Way School

Secondary

Test Valley · Andover · SP10 1HR http://www.markway.hants.sch.uk

Pupils
118
cap. 112
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Special school

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Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
11 Mar 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

11 reports
25 Feb 2020
School inspectionOutstanding
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23 May 2018
Short inspection
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7 May 2014
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Test Valley. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

No published headline results for this school.

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
94%
Would recommend
88%
Responses
17
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

94%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

88%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

88%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

35%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

71%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

76%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

88%

Q9. My child does well at this school

88%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

88%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

94%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

100%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

94%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

88%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
118
cap. 112
1189571
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
7.9
7.97.46.9
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EAL
7%
8%5%1%
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FSM eligible
58%
58%50%43%
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SEN
100%
100%100%100%
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Overall absence
6%
England
9%
9%8%6%
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Persistent absence
17%
England
24%
25%21%17%
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Overview

AddressBatchelors Barn Road, Andover, SP10 1HR
Telephone01264351835
Local authorityHampshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio7.9:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

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Finance£18420 spend / pupil£19714 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251187.9100%7%58%6%17%
2023/241077.9100%6%50%9%21%
2022/23937.5100%3%43%8%19%
2021/22847.4100%2%45%8%25%
2020/21837.7100%5%46%
2018/19777.1100%8%48%7%19%
2017/18756.9100%4%48%8%18%
2016/17717.6100%1%52%7%23%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.