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St Mark's RC Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Queensway, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester M27 8QE · st-marks-clifton.salford.sch.uk · 0161 794 3876
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Salford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 235
- 98% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Salford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34%
- First language not English
- 39.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 70% 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 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mark's RC Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 63
- 27% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (25%) with SEND