St Mark's RC Primary School

Type Primary
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Queensway
Clifton
Swinton
Manchester
M27 8QE
Phone 01617943876
Reference Number 105956

Description

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St Mark's RC Primary School is a Catholic voluntary aided school located at Queensway, Swinton, Manchester (postcode M27 8QE). The school is under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford and is maintained by Salford Local Authority. The school's headteacher is Mrs P Garner, and it offers a total of 30 places for both nursery and reception class. The admissions are managed by the school's Governing Body, which serves as the Admissions Authority. For the school year commencing September 2024, 30 children will be admitted to the reception class.

The school adheres to and supports the mission of the Catholic Church, providing a curriculum inclusive of Catholic religious education and worship. Its comprehensive admissions policy aims to create a balanced environment for students' spiritual development as well as their preparation for their responsibilities as human beings. Applications are coordinated by the local authority, with the closing date for applications being 15 January 2024. The admissions committee prioritizes applicants based on distance from home and other criteria, such as children with special educational needs and siblings already enrolled. One baptismal certificate is required for each Roman Catholic applicant, with parents being required to respect and understand the school's religious ethos.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 232
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 42.67%
Girls: 57.33%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 30
2 30
3 27
4 28
5 30
6 31

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-11-28
Date Description Report
2019-11-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2006-11-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-16 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 105 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 0 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 0.6 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 15 1
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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