St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to be a caring and inclusive school where every child is known, valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential. As a community of faith and learning, Christ is at the heart of everything we do."

The school runs after-school care.

St Mark's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124786), 93% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put St Mark's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mark's Catholic Primary School are The Willows Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 54% reading, 50% maths); The Oaks Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 82% maths); Halifax Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); and Ranelagh Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 53% reading, 44% maths).

St Mark's Catholic Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

36.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (36%), Mixed (21%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 22 pupils (10.9%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Ipswich Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Orwell Gardens (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mark's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 285 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to St Mark's Catholic Primary School are Chantry Academy (0.2 miles) and Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy (0.8 miles).