St Mark's Church of England Junior School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Cheltenham, Gloucestershire·GL51 6NU
Composite score
51.1
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#6,893
National rank
#659
In South West
#105
In Gloucestershire
Top 47%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
233
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,358
Typical primary: £6,960

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About St Mark's Church of England Junior School

St Mark's Church of England Junior School is a primary school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 233 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 23.7 pupils per teacher. St Mark's Church of England Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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