St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury

St Mark’s C of E Junior School in Salisbury has shown considerable improvement since its last inspection, now rated as good in overall effectiveness. The school's motto of 'believing in better' resonates with pupils, who express pride in their caring environment. The leadership team, including governors, has high expectations, fostering a strong sense of teamwork among staff, contributing to well-developed curriculum delivery in reading, writing, and mathematics. Although most pupils are thriving, there remain areas for further development, particularly in ensuring a consistent curriculum across all subjects and enhancing reading fluency among some students.

Strengths

• High standards of behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils.
• Strong leadership and management with ambitious expectations.
• Well-planned curriculum that engages pupils across a broad range of subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff, fostering a caring environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum plans in some subjects.
• Some pupils lack the necessary skills for fluent reading and have gaps in phonics knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.8% of pupils at St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury received £12,006 and spent £12,461 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £439,000 (£1,222 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Brunel Academies Trust, income was £24,929 and spending £25,575 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Salisbury · Wiltshire local authority: places and applications

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is part of Brunel Academies Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Exeter House Special School Salisbury
• Wyndham Park Infants' School Salisbury
• The Chalet School Swindon
• Westlea Primary School Swindon
• Brimble Hill Special School Swindon
• Uplands School Swindon
• Churchward School Swindon

What is St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury have?

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury has 346 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury cover?

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury?

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is at Somerset Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3BL.