St Mark's CofE Primary School

Primary · Brighton and Hove · BN2 5EA · URN 114545

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-03-11Cohort 156Church 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 24

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 43 schools in Brighton and Hove

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
33%
Brighton and Hove 55.1%England 61%
22.1 percentage points below the area average of 55.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Brighton and Hove 4.4%England 8%
4.4 percentage points below the area average of 4.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
102
Brighton and Hove 105.8England 105
3.8 below the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
101
Brighton and Hove 103.56England 105
2.6 below the area average of 103.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
102
Brighton and Hove 104.29England 105
2.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
8%
Brighton and Hove 22.8%England 32%
14.8 percentage points below the area average of 22.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
50%
Brighton and Hove 71.6%
21.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
46%
Brighton and Hove 67.2%
21.2 percentage points below the area average of 67.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
42%
Brighton and Hove 66.1%
24.1 percentage points below the area average of 66.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
24
Brighton and Hove 55
30.6 below the area average of 54.6
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Brighton and Hove	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	33% Brighton and Hove 55.1%England 61%	22.1 percentage points below the area average of 55.1	28 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Brighton and Hove 4.4%England 8%	4.4 percentage points below the area average of 4.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	102 Brighton and Hove 105.8England 105	3.8 below the area average of 105.8	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	101 Brighton and Hove 103.56England 105	2.6 below the area average of 103.6	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	102 Brighton and Hove 104.29England 105	2.3 below the area average of 104.3	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	8% Brighton and Hove 22.8%England 32%	14.8 percentage points below the area average of 22.8	24 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	50% Brighton and Hove 71.6%	21.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	46% Brighton and Hove 67.2%	21.2 percentage points below the area average of 67.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	42% Brighton and Hove 66.1%	24.1 percentage points below the area average of 66.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	24 Brighton and Hove 55	30.6 below the area average of 54.6	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

Brighton and Hove · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 27.0 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: 34.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 60.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 30.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 7.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 8% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 14.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 33% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 86.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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