St Mark's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Brierley Hill. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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High Street, Brierley Hill

School Information

Address: High Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 4DZ
Website: www.st-marks.dudley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01384818935
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Keith Rondeau
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103836

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 495
Number of Pupils: 325
Number of Boys: 157
Number of Girls: 168

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.9 to -1.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.4 to -1.5
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mark's CofE Primary School
High Street , Pensnett DY5 4DZ
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School
Bromley , Pensnett DY5 4PJ
3out of 4 912 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Russells Hall Primary School
Overfield Road , Russells Hall Estate DY1 2NX
4out of 4 1,328 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crestwood Park Primary School
Lapwood Avenue , Crestwood Park Estate DY6 8RP
3out of 4 1,521 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woodside Primary School and Nursery
Highgate Road , Woodside DY2 0SN
1out of 4 1,786 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane , Kingswinford DY6 8QG
3out of 4 1,979 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close , DY1 2DU
2out of 4 1,984 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingswinford Academy
Water Street , DY6 7AD
3out of 4 2,647 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road , Wordsley DY8 5SP
3out of 4 2,852 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Stickley Lane , Lower Gornal DY3 2JH
4out of 4 3,084 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Tree Learning Centre
Overfield Road , Russell's Hall Estate DY1 2NX
- not rated 1,382 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sutton School and Specialist College
Scotts Green Close , Russells Hall Estate DY1 2DU
3out of 4 1,975 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Brier School
Bromley Lane , DY6 8QN
4out of 4 2,067 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The King Alfred School
Lake Street , DY3 2AU
- not rated 2,445 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site , Buckpool Way DY8 5ST
3out of 4 2,916 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.