St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades St Mark's Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have planned the early years provision carefully so that the curriculum and its delivery match children's stages of development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "At this school, there is an embedded culture where pupils' wellbeing is prioritised."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, at the end of key stage 2, achieve increasingly well over time in English and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The school promotes the importance of regular attendance with pupils and their parents and carers."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Since formation, the new leadership team, in partnership with the trust, has revised the curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders' provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, at all levels, have high ambitions for the pupils, the staff and the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that their current and successful actions to improve pupils' punctuality and attendance continue with rigour"; "Leaders should continue to embed strategies to improve the attainment and progress of disadvantaged pupils through the curriculum"; "Leaders should embed their current improvement actions to ensure that gaps in pupils' knowledge and skills in writing are identified and closed quickly".

In its own words: "I joined the Local Advisory Board (LAB) of St Mark’s C.E Primary School in early 2024 and am privileged to be the Chair. I would like to welcome you, and your child, to our school, where I hope they will have a happy and successful time."

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at St Mark's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 78% in Stockton-on-Tees and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put St Mark's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 76 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mark's Church of England Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 66% maths); Fairfield Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 87% maths); Whitehouse Primary School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 75% maths); and Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths).

St Mark's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Mark's Church of England Primary School is one of 4 schools run by One Excellence Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mark's Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 91% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 36 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 30 (6.9%) 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.

St Mark's Church of England Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Mark's Church of England Primary School had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Stockton Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishopton Court (b), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Mark's Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mark's Church of England Primary School are Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy (0.4 miles), The Grangefield Academy (0.6 miles), Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy (0.7 miles) and Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth (0.8 miles).