St Mark's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 17 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Salford
Unique reference
105949
Address
Aviary Road, Walkden, Worsley, M28 2WF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
437 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
4.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.3%
Persistent absence
6.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.1%
Mixed 9.6%
Other White 2.3%
Irish 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.6
WritingAverage1.7
MathsWell above average3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mark's CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
54
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
8
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
12
8
Reception, Full-time
61
33
28
Year 1
50
22
28
Year 2
60
34
26
Year 3
58
32
26
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
56
26
30
Year 6
52
28
24
Year 2024-2025

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