Voluntary aided school · Salford

St Mark's RC Primary School

3–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105956URN

Queensway, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above Salford median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Salford

60 applications for 30 places · 23rd of 71 in Salford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Salford median (1.7) close to England median (2.2)

60 applications · 30 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Salford median median 1.7
2025 2.3; Salford median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Salford median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Salford median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Salford median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Salford median median 1.5
2020 2.1; Salford median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Salford median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Salford median median 1.7
2017 2.5; Salford median median 1.8
2016 2.9; Salford median median 1.8
2015 3.1; Salford median median 2.0
2014 2.7; Salford median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Salford median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Salford 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	30	60	2.0	43	1.43
Sep 2025	30	69	2.3	43	1.43
Sep 2024	30	61	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	57	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	51	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	39	1.30
Sep 2019	30	63	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	64	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2017	30	75	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2016	30	86	2.9	43	1.43
Sep 2015	30	92	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	82	2.7	45	1.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%42nd of 69 in Salford

Salford 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Salford 75% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Salford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Salford 71% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Salford 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Salford 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Salford 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Salford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	7%	107	104
2023/24	66%	3%	108	106
2022/23	68%	6%	107	105

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 RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Clifton Primary School
0.6 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Mossfield Primary School
0.7 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School
1.1 km · Salford

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wardley CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Salford

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Deans Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place
Grosvenor Road Primary School
1.7 km · Salford

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 63%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: 105956 · 355/3520
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 34.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Queensway, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8QE
Local authority: Salford

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