The Mark Way School

State-Funded School

the-mark-way-school-hampshire-south-east

South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

North West HampshireConstituency

SP10 1HRPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Mark Way School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hampshire, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 118 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 8.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.12

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

118

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 118
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2020	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.