St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, IP2 9HN
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by St Mark's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Dr Michael Keller
- Diocese
- Diocese of East Anglia
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 124786
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Ipswich. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 73% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 83% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.8% | 14.9% | 202 | — |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 202 | 0.0 miles |
| The Willows Primary School | 35% | 7% | 55.2% | 259 | 0.4 miles |
| The Oaks Primary School | 67% | 4% | 34.9% | 449 | 0.5 miles |
| Halifax Primary School | 72% | 4.4% | 24.8% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| Ranelagh Primary School | 23% | 7.3% | 34.4% | 281 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.85%
- English as an additional language
- 35.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 6.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mark's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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The Willows Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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The Oaks Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Halifax Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Ranelagh Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bildeston Primary School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bosmere Community Primary School Primary
- Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Broke Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bucklesham Primary School Primary
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Junior School Primary
- Cedarwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich teach?
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Ipswich.
- Has St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich?
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich had 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 October 2025.