Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Southport Road
Scarisbrick
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L40 9RE
Phone 01704880636
Reference Number 119410

Scarisbrick St Mark’s Church of England Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, with pupils expressing high levels of happiness and safety. The leadership team is focused on ambitious outcomes for all students, which includes effective support for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The phonics program is well established, and pupils engage positively with a broad and engaging curriculum. Behaviors are exemplary, contributing to a positive learning environment throughout the school.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 54
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.56%
Girls: 44.44%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 25.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 4 10
2 4 5 9
3 5 2 7
4 2 6 8
5 1 2 3
6 6 4 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87%
Chinese 9.3%
White & Asian 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 12 Jan 2023
Date Report
12 Jan 2023 School inspection
12 Dec 2017 Short inspection
05 Dec 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
23 Sep 2008 Full inspection:
31 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
22 May 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and enjoy being part of the school community.
  • Pupils behave extremely well in lessons and at playtimes.
  • Leaders have established effective support for pupils with SEND.
  • The phonics program is well implemented and supports early reading effectively.
  • The curriculum is broad, engaging, and ambitious for all students.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment strategies in some subjects could be more effective.
  • The early years curriculum needs clearer identification of learning objectives.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 20%

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 113
Maths 103

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 4.2
Writing 11.8
Maths 4.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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