School Summary

St Mark's West Essex Catholic School


Boys: 557
Girls: 515
Total Pupils: 1072
Opened: 01-08-2011
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Elaine Heaphy
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Tripton Road
Harlow
Essex
CM18 6AA
Telephone: 01279421267
Website: http://www.st-marks.essex.sch.uk/

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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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Diocese (code): RC04
Diocese (name): Diocese of Brentwood
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Harlow
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EstablishmentName: St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
EstablishmentNumber: 5458
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HeadFirstName: Elaine
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NumberOfBoys: 557
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PercentageFSM: 15.50
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SchoolWebsite: http://www.st-marks.essex.sch.uk/
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Tripton Road
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Town: Harlow
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TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a single-academy trust
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a month ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My mum said it was a good school but it turned out that she was wrong as I did not have the best experience as many of the teachers are arrogant as they like to believe they know everything while looking down at their students, especially those that are not academically bright. Plus there were students who go round thinking they were hard and act as if they own the school. Not to mention experiencing racial insults from some students. Also I did not like the school environment as it was dull and small but the only good thing was leaving!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My mum said it was a good school but it turned out that she was wrong as I did not have the best experience as many of the teachers are arrogant as they like to believe they know everything while looking down at their students, especially those that are not academically bright. Plus there were students who go round thinking they were hard and act as if they own the school. Not to mention experiencing racial insults from some students. Also I did not like the school environment as it was dull and small but the only good thing was leaving!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Andrew A","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100262321571755124032\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUQlUwOcSe8xAfNLp6pvVi5ko8J_ReN7AJ0U0-48D46GZg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-08-10T15:01:32Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"I was one of the first students to step though the doors back in 1966- they were still laying floorboards. Some very good academic teachers, but there were one or two who were chosen for their religious observance rather than abilities. The head at the time and his deputy were uncannily like the characters from 'Please Sir.' There was some corporal punishment there which is what teachers who lack strategies do but then the standards were OK. The building was clad in copper, which was supposed to go bight green (verdigris) like buildings in London. But it's pollution that causes the copper to change, and Harlow, even then, was a smokeless zone.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I was one of the first students to step though the doors back in 1966- they were still laying floorboards. Some very good academic teachers, but there were one or two who were chosen for their religious observance rather than abilities. The head at the time and his deputy were uncannily like the characters from 'Please Sir.' There was some corporal punishment there which is what teachers who lack strategies do but then the standards were OK. The building was clad in copper, which was supposed to go bight green (verdigris) like buildings in London. But it's pollution that causes the copper to change, and Harlow, even then, was a smokeless zone.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Nick Gunning","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112967714705999461566\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjWnfeLam7uqUiOeJi7ltGbsrpV5E5aU4XzdEmL_kac4HyU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-03-27T18:51:29Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 weeks ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Hopefully the school has improved now Mr McCarthy has left.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Hopefully the school has improved now Mr McCarthy has left.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"KIERAN WEYERS","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111579084462609494787\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIuE2wvvtBjoTLiHfT3C6UsPqPZGfwk7QPqiZwLnB29=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2023-08-29T12:04:34Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s like alright I guess but some of the teachers are quiet rude but some of the others are alright my favourite teacher right now is Mrs Kohdadeen she teaches me for maths she is very nice and overall it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a really good school but sometimes the teachers shout for unnecessary reasons and sometimes if you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have money on your lunch account they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t let you go to minus and they refuse to let you take anything, I like this school alot but some of my experiences are bad some are good .also miss long is quiet rude for no reason but she can be nice sometimes. Thankyou bye","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s like alright I guess but some of the teachers are quiet rude but some of the others are alright my favourite teacher right now is Mrs Kohdadeen she teaches me for maths she is very nice and overall it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a really good school but sometimes the teachers shout for unnecessary reasons and sometimes if you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have money on your lunch account they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t let you go to minus and they refuse to let you take anything, I like this school alot but some of my experiences are bad some are good .also miss long is quiet rude for no reason but she can be nice sometimes. Thankyou bye","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Passion Roblox","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106635193985152819307\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUtDX4Kr3PE2feXB1njgCSuZ141eEbm1iNHe6KDe7HimYo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-10-07T17:27:38Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Worst school in Harlow. First of all, they make it look all nice and force their students to smile in each photo you see. But really it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not as nice as you expect. They say that the school is friendly and everyone is united together and stuff, but when you actually are a student you will find yourself in detention for pointless things for example, looking at a pizza bread. Really? Spending your time at break or lunch for looking at pizza bread? Are you serious? Also, apparently fast-walking is running, so if you are fast walking, you get sent to D7 ( basically detention.) Also, when ofsted visited St Marks, the teachers suddenly put on an act so they seem like they are really nice. As well as that, they keep telling people to be safe near roads. But they literally have one of the unsafest road crossings. If you are considering to take your child to this school, please, think again. Wish I could give a lower rating than one star.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Worst school in Harlow. First of all, they make it look all nice and force their students to smile in each photo you see. But really it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not as nice as you expect. They say that the school is friendly and everyone is united together and stuff, but when you actually are a student you will find yourself in detention for pointless things for example, looking at a pizza bread. Really? Spending your time at break or lunch for looking at pizza bread? Are you serious? Also, apparently fast-walking is running, so if you are fast walking, you get sent to D7 ( basically detention.) Also, when ofsted visited St Marks, the teachers suddenly put on an act so they seem like they are really nice. As well as that, they keep telling people to be safe near roads. But they literally have one of the unsafest road crossings. If you are considering to take your child to this school, please, think again. Wish I could give a lower rating than one star.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Milkshake","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/101601308801571658746\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJiSVelBTDR0lwshLaoPvurqjIbC0uPsbW2czJdwPCf=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-12-29T20:46:36Z"}]