St Mark's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Unique reference
146465
Address
Wood Terrace, Shelton, ST1 4LR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
458 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.8%
Girls
45.2%
First language not English
81.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
55.5%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 60.3%
Other Asian 9.2%
African 7.6%
Mixed 4.7%
Gypsy/Roma 3.9%
Other White 3.7%
Indian 3.5%
Other 2.6%
White British 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 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

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage1.3
MathsWell below average-4.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 31%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
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
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
55
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
3
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 classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
39
22
17
Reception, Full-time
60
38
22
Year 1
60
32
28
Year 2
60
35
25
Year 3
59
32
27
Year 4
60
40
20
Year 5
60
19
41
Year 6
60
33
27
Year 2024-2025

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