St Mark's Church of England Junior School is a primary school located in Cheltenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Robert Burns Avenue, Cheltenham

School Information

Address: Robert Burns Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 6NU
Website: www.stmarksjunior.com
Telephone: 01242702280
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angharad Fitch
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115712

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mark's Church of England Junior School
Robert Burns Avenue, Benhall GL51 6NU
0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Benhall Infant School
Robert Burns Avenue, Benhall GL51 6PS
93 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Lakeside Primary School
Hatherley Road, GL51 6HR
448 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greatfield Park Primary School
Hulbert Crescent, Hatherley GL51 3FZ
1,416 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Lewis Road, GL51 0HZ
1,531 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3EF
1,550 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, GL51 0HG
1,915 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Blaisdon Way, GL51 0WH
2,875 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGloucestershire College
Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way GL51 7SJ
1,296 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDean Close School
Shelburne Road, GL51 6HE
1,113 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, GL51 6QS
1,520 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBelmont School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT
1,681 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bettridge School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT
1,771 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Alternative Provision School
St George's Centre, Alstone Lane GL51 8HH
2,293 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.