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St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope
Bardon Close, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 4BT
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In February 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2021.
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Finances and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Attendance and Attainment.
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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
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