St Mark's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
209 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
67.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.6%
Persistent absence
9.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Mixed 20.5%
Indian 16.3%
White British 14.8%
Other White 11%
African 9.6%
Pakistani 8.6%
Caribbean 8.6%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other Black 2.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mark's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
29
14
15
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2023-2024

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