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St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Somerset

St Mark's Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 7PU

Website 01934513008

61

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.7%

8.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

396

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

58 of 58 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

100

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5858● 100%
2nd preference310● 0%
3rd preference111● 9%
Total1005959%

1st preference success by year

91%
2020
95%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

North Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sian Randall
Address
St Mark's Road, Worle, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 7PU
Phone
01934513008
Local authority
North Somerset
Ward / constituency
Weston-super-Mare North Worle · Weston-Super-Mare
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
143100

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support8%——
50% boys (197)50% girls (199)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

396 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    29 January 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 359 pupils

Attendance

95.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
19%
21/22
17%
22/23
9%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths61%——
Higher standard13%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard70%
+8% vs England
Higher standard11%
+3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard81%
+6% vs England
Higher standard42%
+9% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard84%
+12% vs England
Greater depth19%
+6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard89%
+15% vs England
Higher standard30%
+4% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard84%
+11% vs England
Higher standard30%
+0% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

702019702023612024702025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)70%61%
Higher standard11%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through North Somerset council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.