St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
Somerset Road, Salisbury, SP1 3BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Fielder
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Sponsor
- Brunel Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Salisbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 378
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 141645
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01722333497
About this school
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is a Church of England primary academy in Salisbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 346 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 97 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 66% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 76% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 CofE Junior School, Salisbury has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 354 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury compares
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury ranked 45th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.7% | 15.9% | 346 | — |
| Wyndham Park Infants' School | — | 5.6% | 11.5% | 227 | 0.1 miles |
| Greentrees Primary School | 70% | 3.5% | 20.1% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock | — | — | — | 186 | 0.8 miles |
| Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 15.7% | 214 | 0.8 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 47% | 6.9% | 31.1% | 141 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.88%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 12.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyndham Park Infants' School0.1 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Greentrees Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock0.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Salisbury
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Salisbury
Other schools in Salisbury
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury ranks 14th of the 40 ranked primary schools in Salisbury.
- Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bemerton St John Church of England Primary Primary
- Broad Chalke CofE Primary School Primary
- Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School Primary
- Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dinton CofE Primary School Primary
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School Primary
- Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School Primary
- Gomeldon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury teach?
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Salisbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury?
- The headteacher of St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is Mrs Helen Fielder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury?
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury has 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury full?
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury has capacity for 378 pupils and 346 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury a faith school?
- Yes. St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury part of an academy trust?
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury have?
- The schools register lists St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury ranked 45th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's absence rate?
- St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury'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 1 July 2026.