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
- 224 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 23.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 68.3%
African 14.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 4.5%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other White 2.2%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
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 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 2 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 8 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 16 13 |
| Year 1 | 21 11 10 |
| Year 2 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 3 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 4 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 5 | 28 11 17 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |