St Mark's Catholic Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Fir Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0XROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Mark's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 62 schools in Knowsley. It ranks 110th of 171 primary schools in Liverpool. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 9 December 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

30 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%

67%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Pupil numbers and mix

217 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals37.8%

37.8%, 11.3 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language8.3%

8.3%, 13.3 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support23%

23%, 8.2 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.1%

5.1%, 0.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Mark's Catholic Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Plantation Primary School	0.3 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	57% met the expected standard
Halewood Church of England Primary Academy	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	83% met the expected standard
Yew Tree Primary Academy	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	29% met the expected standard
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	59% met the expected standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	70% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Miss Susan Bradshaw
Phone: 01512888910
Website: stmarkshalewood.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Fir Avenue, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0XR
Local authority: Knowsley
URN: 104469

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.