St Mark's Catholic Primary School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School

Inspections

Ofsted Inspection

Our school was last inspected by Ofsted in February 2025, when we were judged to be a good school in all areas.

Some of the highlights of the inspection report include:

  • Staff, pupils, parents and carers are proud members of a vibrant and caring school community.
  • Pupils see school as a happy and safe place. They enjoy coming to school each morning and therefore attend well.
  • [Pupils] are polite, kind and diligent and know how they should behave in lessons and at breaktime and lunchtime.
  • The school has developed a broad and ambitious curriculum. In each subject, it has identified the important knowledge that pupils need to learn.
  • The early years curriculum is crafted to give children a good start to their education.
  • The school has put reading at its heart. Pupils read and listen to a wide range of texts across genres, from non-fiction to poetry and prose.
  • The school identifies pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively. Most pupils with SEND learn the same ambitious curriculum as their peers and go on to achieve well.
  • Governors and trust leaders know what the school does well and where it needs to get better.
  • Staff say that the school is ‘like a family’ and their efforts never go unnoticed. All staff are unequivocally positive about the school.

You can read the full report below:

Parent View

You can now share your views on our school via Ofsted’s Parent View website. By sharing your views, Ofsted hopes you’ll be helping the school to improve. You will also be able to see what other parents have said about us.

Catholic Schools Inspection

Our last Catholic School Inspection was in October 2023, when we were delighted to have our religious education provision classed as outstanding in all areas of the schedule

Highlights of the report include:

  • As Christ is consciously at the heart of the school, there is an authentic sense of care for everyone. This leads to a powerful sense of family and community. All school community members are treated with dignity and care because of the excellent Christ-like pastoral provision for pupils and families.
  • Pupils are engaged in lessons and are committed to their learning, allowing them to know, remember, and do more as they move through the learning programme. Pupils enjoy their lessons and approach them with enthusiasm. One pupil even told inspectors that ‘RE is like no other subject.
  • Pupils engage fully and confidently in all the opportunities to participate in prayer and liturgy. Because prayer is central to school life and is experienced regularly, pupils respond reverently to various prayer forms, including singing, silence, reflection, and spontaneous prayer.

You can read the full report below: