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St Mark's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Aviary Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester M28 2WF · stmarksce.co.uk · 0161 790 3423
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 95% of 460 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 54 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 54 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 51 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Salford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mark's CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 85
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (13%) with SEND