The Governors of the Academy are committed to developing an inclusive Academy that reflects the diversity of the local community.

All applications will be made through the Merton Central Admissions www.merton.gov.uk/admissions. There are 180 year 7 places available for application.

If the school is oversubscribed:

The Governing Body has designated 60 places to be offered to pupils whose parent/carer is a faithful and regular worshipper in an Anglican or other Christian Church.

Written evidence of the parent/carer’s commitment to their place of worship will be required at the time of application which must be returned to the School on the Supplementary Information Form; this evidence must be endorsed by your priest. A Christian Church is one that is a full member of a local Churches Together Group, Churches Together in England, The Evangelical Alliance, or Affinity or FIEC. Please refer to the Admissions Policy below for more information.

The School has designated 120 places each year as open places, to be offered to pupils who do not qualify for a foundation place, but whose parents have chosen the school for the type of education it provides. Parents applying for an open place do so knowing that the School aims to provide an education based on Christian principles and, therefore, hopes that all pupils will take part in the Christian worship of the school and attend religious education lessons. Please refer to the Admissions Policy below for more information.

Looked After & Previously Looked After Children

If you are applying on behalf of a looked after or previously looked after child, please could you contact the following departments initially:

Karen Reid (Head of Merton virtual schools)

Email: virtualschool@merton.gov.uk 

Tel: 020 8454 4196

Paul Stemp (School Admissions Manager)

Email: admissions@merton.gov.uk 

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Year 7 Applications

The Academy has an admissions number of 180 in Year 7.

For admissions from primary school to Year 7, parent/carers are required to complete a Common Application Form (CAF) obtained from their Local Authority or apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk.  No applications made direct to the Academy will be accepted.

Parent/carers are strongly advised to read carefully the Academy’s admissions policy (using the link at the bottom of this page) and information & advice from their local authority.  The CAF must be submitted by 31^st October.

If choosing this Academy as a preference on the CAF, please enter the full name of St Mark's CofE Academy.

On Monday 3rd March 2025 (National Offer Day) the parent/carer’s local authority will notify them of the school where their child has been offered a place. To accept this offer they should return the acceptance form to their local authority by Monday 17th March 2025.

Those who did not receive an offer of a place at this Academy have the right to lodge an appeal against this decision.  Details of how to do this are below.

For applications to current Years 7-11 please contact the London Borough of Merton’s school admissions department on 020 8274 4906 for an application form. Details regarding how places are allocated and the In Year Admissions Protocol can be found here. The application form should be returned to the London Borough of Merton for processing. If more applications are received than there are places available the oversubscription criteria on the Academy’s admission policy will apply.

Parent/carers will have the right of appeal if their application is not successful.

Parent/carers who wish to appeal against the Academy’s decision not to offer a place to their child for year groups 7-11 should complete the Admission appeal form below. The Academy will arrange for an Independent Appeal Panel to consider the Academy’s reasons for refusal and the parent/carer’s reasons for wanting their child to attend the Academy.

In year appeals have to be heard within 30 schools days whereas for new Year 7 appeals, the timeframe is 40 school days. There is also Late Year 7 appeals will be heard before the summer holidays where possible. Where this is not possible the appeal will be heard in the Autumn term.

The decision of the Independent Appeal Panel is binding on both the Academy and the parent/carers.

More details of the appeals process can be found at the local authority admissions pages here.

Admissions to our 6^th form can be found here.

For further information about the school, please contact the school office on 0208 648 6627

If you have questions or queries about the secondary transfer process, or want some help please contact the borough’s admissions team at:

Children, Schools and Families
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre
London Road
Morden SM4 5DX

T:  020 8274 4906
E:  admissions@merton.gov.uk
W: www.merton.gov.uk

See below for useful documents relating to the Admissions process.