St Mark's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 148973
- Address
- Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road, Great Barr, B42 1NU
- Website
- www.stmarkrc.bham.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 208 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 68.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 10.1% |
| White British | 12.5% |
| African | 13.9% |
| Indian | 14.4% |
| Mixed | 20.2% |
| Pakistani | 9.6% |
| Caribbean | 8.2% |
| Other Asian | 2.9% |
| Bangladeshi | 2.4% |
| Other Black | 2.4% |
| Other | 2.4% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 60% |
| Local authority average | 63% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 3% |
| Local authority average | 8% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 106 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 105 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 13 17 |
| Year 1 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |