St Mark's Primary School
St Mark's Primary School is a primary school in Mitcham for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for St Mark's Primary School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 225
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- St Mark's Road, Mitcham, CR4 2LF
- Phone
- 02086 482339
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
The school
- The school values are Empathy, Respect and Aspiration.
- The school vision is to provide an exceptional and inclusive environment where wellbeing for all enables academic and personal excellence.
Source: St Mark's Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
How it teaches
- Maths is taught using My Mastery from Ark Curriculum.
- Phonics is taught using FFT Success for All Phonics, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
- Phonics teaching starts in Nursery and follows the FFT Success for All Phonics progression.
- Spanish is taught to pupils in Years 1 to 6 by a specialist Spanish teacher, with a weekly lesson for each class.
- The curriculum is enquiry-based and takes place in the classroom and around the school and wider community.
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Music, sport and trips
- Music is taught using Charanga, a programme that teaches children to listen and respond to a variety of musical genres.
- Every child in Key Stage 2 attends at least 6 hours of swimming lessons, usually in Year 5 and Year 6.
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Admissions
- Nursery has 26 places, with sessions from 8:45 to 11:45.
- Children can start Nursery in the term following their third birthday.
- St Mark's follows the London Borough of Merton admissions policy and Merton co-ordinates admissions for all year groups.
- Children are admitted to Reception in the September following their fourth birthday.
Source: St Mark's Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Visiting
- Once a Nursery place is accepted, parents are invited to visit the school and meet the Nursery staff.
Source: St Mark's Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- A Breakfast Club costs £3 a day and is open to pupils from Reception to Year 6 from 8am on weekdays.
- Reception finishes at 3:10pm and the school gates open at 3:00pm for home time.
- The school runs a wide range of after school sports clubs as well as lunchtime sports throughout the week.
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Support
- Children with special educational needs are identified through observation, monitoring and tracking of their progress.
Source: St Mark's Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From St Mark's Primary School's curriculum maps.
Reception
- PSHE
- Managing feelings and learning social rules through physical activity
- Other
- Seven areas of learning and development in the EYFS
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's Early Years Curriculum page. The map: Click here for parent guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 3 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 3 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 4 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 4 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 4 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 6 miles
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 6 miles
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 11 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 12 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 12 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 12 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 13 miles. Bexley Selection Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 102645. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.