St Mark's CofE Primary School
Wood Terrace, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Sadler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 449
- URN
- 146465
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782234411
About this school
St Mark's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 449 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mark's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 31% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 39% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 27% | 49% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 53% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 459 |
| 2023/24 | 460 |
| 2024/25 | 458 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mark's CofE Primary School compares
St Mark's CofE Primary School ranked 54th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.1% | 57.5% | 449 | — |
| Etruscan Primary School | 30% | 7.6% | 64.3% | 443 | 0.5 miles |
| Waterside Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 30.8% | 473 | 0.6 miles |
| Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy | 41% | 5% | 49.9% | 455 | 0.8 miles |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.3% | 15.8% | 229 | 0.8 miles |
| Forest Park Primary School | 61% | 6.7% | 63.6% | 457 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.52%
- English as an additional language
- 81.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 16.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Etruscan Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Waterside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Forest Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
St Mark's CofE Primary School ranks 87th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Mark's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Mark's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mark's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mark's CofE Primary School is Mrs Deborah Sadler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mark's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mark's CofE Primary School, 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 Primary School?
- St Mark's CofE Primary School has 449 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mark's CofE Primary School full?
- St Mark's CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 449 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mark's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does St Mark's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mark's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is St Mark's CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Mark's CofE Primary School is part of ORCHARD COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mark's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 22% in 2022/23 and 44% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- St Mark's CofE Primary School ranked 54th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mark's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mark's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mark's CofE Primary School'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 10 July 2026.