I am delighted to welcome you to St Mark’s C of E Primary Academy. We are a one-form entry school in the London Borough of Croydon. When you visit St Mark’s, you will see caring, family-orientated school, serving a wonderfully diverse community.
Our vision is to inspire a thirst for knowledge, thinking and learning through our creative curriculum and values-based ethos; our core purpose is to ensure that our pupils and staff achieve excellence through hard work, determination and a focus on maintaining high standards of attainment and conduct.
We understand that each individual is uniquely created to ‘shine’ and grow into compassionate, resilient and responsible individuals, able to contribute positively to the school, the local community and make a difference in society.
Our staff and governors are dedicated to the children and, in order to provide the very best education, they work closely with parents and carers to develop strong partnerships.
As a Church of England Academy, Christian values are central to the life of our school, where we worship together, serve together and grow together. We build nurturing relationships based on our values of respect, endeavour, acceptance, courage and honesty. In so doing, we welcome everyone from all faith backgrounds and none.
Our learning environment provides a happy, calm, and purposeful atmosphere with a culture of high expectations for all. We educate and nurture the whole child through an exciting, creative and inclusive curriculum that develops children’s knowledge, skills and identity across a broad range of subjects, encouraging all to excel.