St Mark's CofE Primary School | School performance

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

21%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

21%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

243

Pupils · 2024/25

21%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWigan

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Mark's CofE Primary School · Primary · Wigan

Part ofTHE WINGS' CE TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

44%

+14pp

60%45%30%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

RWM higher standard

-5pp

13%8%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

56%

Writing higher standard

11%

Maths expected standard

52%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

67%

SPAG expected standard

48%

SPAG higher standard

19%

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

243

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

21%

FSM eligible

43%

SEN

41%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Alexandra Street, Newtown, Wigan, WN5 9DS

Local authority

Wigan

Website

https://www.saintmarks.wigan.sch.uk/

Telephone

01942748618

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	44%	4%	67%	4%	56%	11%	52%	19%	67%	48%	101.0	101.0	101.0	—	—	—	41%	243
2023/24	30%	9%	52%	13%	52%	17%	52%	9%	70%	83%	102.0	101.0	106.0	—	—	—	44%	236
2022/23	60%	13%	80%	20%	67%	27%	77%	27%	83%	77%	105.0	105.0	107.0	+1.90	+2.40	+3.60	40%	234
2018/19	57%	7%	71%	21%	64%	21%	75%	18%	68%	79%	105.0	104.0	109.0	+0.50	-1.60	-1.10	24%	245
2017/18	55%	3%	65%	3%	71%	6%	61%	3%	71%	65%	101.0	100.0	103.0	+2.50	+3.20	+1.30	—	263
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	243	24.9	41%	21%	43%	5%	15%
2023/24	236	21.9	44%	22%	43%	6%	13%
2022/23	234	17.5	40%	18%	47%	6%	17%
2021/22	241	24.8	36%	13%	52%	7%	29%
2020/21	237	24.4	27%	10%	41%	—	—
2018/19	245	20.5	24%	7%	45%	5%	11%
2017/18	—	21.7	—	—	—	5%	14%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	6%	22%