St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mark's excels at creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child is welcomed and supported. The early years provision is particularly strong, with expert phonics teaching helping children become fluent readers. The school has excellent provision for pupils with special educational needs and prioritises wellbeing through services like counselling and a wide range of enrichment activities.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional early years provision with expert phonics teaching and strong language development
- Embedded culture prioritising pupil wellbeing with access to counselling services
- Broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum implemented consistently across the school
- Highly effective SEND provision with early identification and individualised support
- Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and staff prioritise concerns
Areas for Improvement
- Learning gaps between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils in English and mathematics
- Inconsistent use of funding for disadvantaged pupils compared to SEND support
- Handwriting and basic writing skills need further development
- Attendance issues among disadvantaged pupils affecting their progress through the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, resulting in pupils feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Multi-skills sessions, science club, cheerleading, coding, dodgeball, street dancing, sports crew, reading ambassadors, aspirations day, careers week
St Mark's Church of England Primary School is an inclusive, nurturing school where children from age 2 to 11 enjoy strong early years provision and improving academic outcomes, though there are gaps in progress for disadvantaged pupils that the school is working to close.
At a Glance
19.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 77% to 85%. Maths has improved from 77% to 87%. Writing has declined from 87% to 83%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
26.5
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
104%
Over capacity
437 pupils
420 capacity
17 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Stockton-on-Tees
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockton-on-Tees
Admissions Demand - Stockton-on-Tees
Places available
2,618
Applications
1,871
Got 1st preference
97.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Stockton-on-Tees (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.11366%
Overall absence
15.69767%
Persistent absence
344
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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