St Mark's RC Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mark's is a caring school where children feel safe and well looked after. Teachers are skilled at teaching reading from the earliest ages, and pupils develop real enthusiasm for books. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with additional needs, and supports them to achieve well across a wide curriculum.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching and love of reading from early years through to older pupils who read with confidence and fluency
- Well-designed ambitious curriculum with clear content and sequencing from early years to Year 6
- Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND, who achieve well and participate fully in school life
- Positive behaviour and attitudes to learning, with calm and purposeful classrooms
- Comprehensive personal development programme covering equality, diversity, health, well-being and British values
Areas for Improvement
- In a small number of subjects, pupils have fewer opportunities to recap and recall previous learning, which sometimes affects their ability to build securely on what they know
- Teachers in some subjects need better support to design learning that helps pupils build their knowledge more effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance festival, trips, clubs, prefects, young leaders, house captains, fundraising for local and national charities, breakfast club, after-school care club
St Mark's RC Primary School is a happy and caring school where pupils enjoy positive relationships with staff and behave well. The school has designed an ambitious curriculum and pupils, including those with SEND, mostly achieve well across a broad range of subjects.
At a Glance
34.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 76% to 82%. Maths has declined from 83% to 71%. Writing has remained stable at around 79%.
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
235 pupils
240 capacity
5 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
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Admissions Demand - Salford
Places available
3,290
Applications
2,825
Got 1st preference
89.3%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Primary admissions across Salford (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.65026%
Overall absence
10.43956%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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