Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Mark's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104469URN

Fir Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0XR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

54 applications for 28 places · 23rd of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Knowsley median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 28 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.8

This school
Knowsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	54	1.9	23	0.82
Sep 2025	30	57	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2024	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2023	29	62	2.1	31	1.07
Sep 2022	30	55	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	51	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2018	29	58	2.0	32	1.10
Sep 2017	30	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2016	25	52	2.1	24	0.96
Sep 2015	22	43	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2014	30	64	2.1	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 70% · Maths 87% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%13th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	107	106
2023/24	57%	7%	104	104
2022/23	36%	0%	101	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Plantation Primary School
0.4 km · Knowsley

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Halewood Church of England Primary Academy
0.5 km · Knowsley

Good2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Primary Academy
0.9 km · Knowsley

Good2023

2.3applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hunts Cross Primary School
2.0 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Liverpool

2026

1.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Middlefield Community Primary School
2.4 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104469 · 340/3327
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 39.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fir Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0XR
Local authority: Knowsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources