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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE5 4BTSt Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Primary

St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 4BT www.stmcps.org

Pupils
224
cap. 216
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
66%
+3pp
68%66%63%
'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
11%9%7%
'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
40%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Bardon Close, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4BT
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%7%83%45%79%10%76%34%83%83%108.0107.0107.015%224
2023/2463%10%67%23%67%23%67%20%77%67%106.0106.0106.018%210
2022/2368%11%82%46%75%32%79%18%82%75%109.0105.0107.0+1.70+2.30-1.0018%218

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2522421.815%23%40%6%15%
2023/2421020.218%16%39%6%16%
2022/2321820.518%11%37%7%18%
2021/2222321.516%10%40%9%29%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.