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St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Almond Croft, Old Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B42 1NU
St Mark's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in July 2012. The present school opened in 2022.
This school is a member of The St John Bosco Catholic Academy. (Other schools in this trust include St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School and St Chad's Catholic Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Representation, Attendance and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Admissions, Environment and Progress.
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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is above average.
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is roughly average.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
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