SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mark's RC Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 105956
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

2 July 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Salford
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 235 235 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 123 52.3% of pupils
Male pupils 112 47.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.0%
9.2 pts above England
School 34.0%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.6%
19.3 pts above England
School 39.6%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
48.9%
115
Any other White background
16.2%
38
Any other Mixed background
8.1%
19
African
6.0%
14
White and Black African
5.5%
13
Irish
4.3%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.7% 51 of 235 pupils
0.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.7%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.6% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts above
EHC plans 2.1% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Other difficulty or disability 12
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Salford 70.8%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.57 pts lower than England
School 4.65%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.38 pts lower than England
School 10.44%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Salford 2.27%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.9% 9.7 pts above England
St Mark's RC Primary School
97.9%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information