St Mark's CofE Primary School

Primary · Dudley · DY5 4DZ · URN 103836

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-27Cohort 336Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 44

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 78 schools in Dudley

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
64%
Dudley 61.2%England 61%
2.8 percentage points above the area average of 61.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Dudley 7.4%England 8%
7.4 percentage points below the area average of 7.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Dudley 105.04England 105
2 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Dudley 104.03England 105
In line with the area average of 104
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Dudley 104.99England 105
In line with the area average of 105
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
25%
Dudley 27.6%England 32%
2.6 percentage points below the area average of 27.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
70%
Dudley 74.2%
4.2 percentage points below the area average of 74.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
73%
Dudley 72%
1 percentage points above the area average of 72
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
82%
Dudley 73.3%
8.8 percentage points above the area average of 73.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
44
Dudley 49
4.5 below the area average of 48.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Dudley	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	64% Dudley 61.2%England 61%	2.8 percentage points above the area average of 61.2	3 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Dudley 7.4%England 8%	7.4 percentage points below the area average of 7.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Dudley 105.04England 105	2 below the area average of 105	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Dudley 104.03England 105	In line with the area average of 104	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Dudley 104.99England 105	In line with the area average of 105	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	25% Dudley 27.6%England 32%	2.6 percentage points below the area average of 27.6	7 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	70% Dudley 74.2%	4.2 percentage points below the area average of 74.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	73% Dudley 72%	1 percentage points above the area average of 72	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	82% Dudley 73.3%	8.8 percentage points above the area average of 73.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	44 Dudley 49	4.5 below the area average of 48.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dudley · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 14.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 41.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 18.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 25% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 64% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 89.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Mark's CofE Primary School Good at its inspection on 27/09/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Mark's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Dudley, postcode DY5 4DZ (URN 103836).
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