St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 29 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 148443
- Address
- Bardon Close, Westerhope, NE5 4BT
- Website
- www.stmcps.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 210 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 69%
African 11.9%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 3.3%
Pakistani 3.3%
Indian 2.9%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage2.3
MathsAverage-1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 3 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 8 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 18 10 8 |
| Year 1 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 3 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 4 | 28 11 17 |
| Year 5 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 6 | 30 17 13 |