St Mark’s Community School was established in 1977 to provide a comprehensive co-educational and multi-denominational education for the young people of the area, an area which has experienced significant change, particularly in the last decade. The school has successfully embraced these changes – both the challenges and the opportunities. St Mark’s caters for the full range of abilities and its culture of care has been officially acknowledged as one of the school’s core strengths. It has a proud tradition of inclusiveness, valuing the many different cultures from which its student population of over 850 is drawn. Over 50 languages are spoken in the school. St Mark’s has been recognised as a Restorative Community, promoting pro-active strategies for the fostering of positive relationships.