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%
Mixed 20.2%
Indian 14.4%
African 13.9%
White British 12.5%
Other White 10.1%
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
School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
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 106
Average score in maths
School 105
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
- 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 |