St Mark's RC Primary School

Primary · Salford · M27 8QE · URN 105956

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-07-02Cohort 235Roman Catholic

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 28

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 72 schools in Salford

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
57%
Salford 58.4%England 61%
1.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Salford 6.9%England 8%
In line with the area average of 6.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Salford 105.31England 105
1.7 above the area average of 105.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Salford 104.36England 105
In line with the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Salford 105.67England 105
2.3 above the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
43%
Salford 30.8%England 32%
12.2 percentage points above the area average of 30.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
82%
Salford 72.4%
9.6 percentage points above the area average of 72.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
79%
Salford 68.4%
10.6 percentage points above the area average of 68.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
71%
Salford 70.8%
In line with the area average of 70.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Salford 40
11.7 below the area average of 39.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Salford	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	57% Salford 58.4%England 61%	1.4 percentage points below the area average of 58.4	4 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Salford 6.9%England 8%	In line with the area average of 6.9	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Salford 105.31England 105	1.7 above the area average of 105.3	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Salford 104.36England 105	In line with the area average of 104.4	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Salford 105.67England 105	2.3 above the area average of 105.7	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	43% Salford 30.8%England 32%	12.2 percentage points above the area average of 30.8	11 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	82% Salford 72.4%	9.6 percentage points above the area average of 72.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	79% Salford 68.4%	10.6 percentage points above the area average of 68.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	71% Salford 70.8%	In line with the area average of 70.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Salford 40	11.7 below the area average of 39.7	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

Salford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.9 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: 39.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 34% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 19.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 43% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 57% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 91.6% 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 RC Primary School Good at its inspection on 02/07/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Mark's RC Primary School is a primary school in Salford, postcode M27 8QE (URN 105956).
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