St Mark's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/07/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.4%, which is 1.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Almond Croft, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Almond Croft, Birmingham, B42 1NU
Website: www.stmarkrc.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01213579892
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Danielle Linley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103468

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Perry Beeches Nursery School
256 Beeches Road , Great Barr B42 2PX 		3out of 4 1,668 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Goodway Nursery School
5 Goodway Road , Great Barr B44 8RL 		3out of 4 3,123 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Almond Croft , Old Walsall Road B42 1NU 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dorrington Academy
Dorrington Road , Perry Barr B42 1QR 		3out of 4 706 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ferndale Primary School
Ferndale Avenue , Great Barr B43 5QF 		2out of 4 759 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hamstead Junior School
Hamstead Road , Great Barr B43 5BE 		3out of 4 1,150 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hamstead Infant School
Tanhouse Avenue , Great Barr B43 5AS 		3out of 4 1,233 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamstead Hall Academy
Craythorne Avenue , Handsworth Wood B20 1HL 		3out of 4 1,118 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Arena Academy
Beeches Road , B42 2PY 		1out of 4 1,672 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road , Great Barr B44 8NU 		2out of 4 2,353 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL 		4out of 4 2,483 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Wilderness Lane , Great Barr B43 7SD 		3out of 4 2,546 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priestley Smith School
Perry Beeches Campus , Beeches Road B42 2PY 		4out of 4 1,706 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oscott Manor School
Old Oscott Hill , Kingstanding B44 9SP 		3out of 4 3,100 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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