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St Mark's High School

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35 Upper Dromore Road, Warrenpoint, BT34 3PN

Non-selective · Mixed · Catholic maintained

Pupils
1,131
Year 8
198
Council
Newry, Mourne and Down

Your chances

against these criteria.

How it chooses when it has more applicants than places, in order:

  1. Category A: residence in a contributory parish and attending a contributory primary school; siblings given priority.
  2. Category B: residence in a contributory parish but not attending a contributory primary school; siblings given priority.
  3. Category C: from other parishes but attending a contributory parish school; siblings given priority.
  4. Category D: from other parishes where a child of the family is or was enrolled in the school.
  5. Category E: parent or guardian is a permanent member of the school teaching, ancillary or auxiliary staff.
  6. Category F: pupils from other parishes.
  7. Within categories A to E: applicants expressing a first choice preference for St Mark’s.
  8. Within categories A to E: applicants expressing a second choice preference for St Mark’s.
  9. Within categories A to E: applicants expressing a third choice preference for St Mark’s.
  10. Within categories A to E: applicants expressing a fourth choice preference for St Mark’s.
  11. Tie-break (i): alphabetical by initial letter of surname, per the order set out in the policy.
  12. Tie-break (ii): computerised random selection where pupils have exactly the same full name.

Uses a parish list: check it in the criteria.

The school's criteria

Getting in

7 of the 167 children who put it first were not offered a place in 2026/27.

Applications per place (all preferences): 1.2 in 2024/25, 1.2 in 2025/26, 1.1 in 2026/27.

Results for its intake

Expected about 65%, got 72.9% (5+ GCSEs A* to C with English and maths, 2024/25).

0%50%100%0%40%80%Pupils on free school meals
Each dot is a non-selective school with 30 or more Year 12 pupils. The dashed line is what schools usually get at each free school meals level.

Who applied

Applications by the preference families gave the school, and children admitted
YearPlacesPut it 1st2nd3rd or laterAdmitted
2024/2515017630169
2025/2615017220169
2026/2715016703160

In 2026/27, 160 of the 167 children who put it first got a place here.

Each child counts once, at the preference their family gave this school. Figures at the end of the admissions procedure, from the Education Authority's analysis of preferences.

Pupils (October 2025)

Free school meals
24.5%
Special educational needs
327 pupils (133 with a statement)
Has Years 13 and 14
Yes
Area
Urban

Religious background of pupilsProtestant 1.3%, Catholic 93.5%, other or none 5.1%

Exam results (2024/25)

5+ GCSEs A* to C, with English and maths
72.9%
5+ GCSEs A* to C
91%
3+ A-levels A* to C
63.8%
2+ A-levels A* to E
98.6%
Year 12 pupils counted
177
A-level pupils counted
69

Source: Department of Education, SAER 2024/25, Open Government Licence.

Admissions

From the school's admissions criteria for September 2026.

Year 8 places: 150 (whole school: 850)

Applications and admissions in recent years
YearPlacesApplications (all preferences)Admitted
2023/24150196185
2024/25150208198
2025/26150172199

Applications count every family that named the school at any preference, not only first preferences.

School's note: *Includes SEN & the total Admissions figures includes additional places granted under approved TV to Admissions number. | **The Total Admissions for year 2025/2026 includes all Year 8 children admitted to the school including those who have a statement of special educational needs and/or may be attending SPiMS. (SPiMS = Specialist Provision in Mainstream School)

Does not use transfer test results in its admissions criteria.

Sources

DENI reference 5230135

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