St Mark's RC Primary School
Queensway, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8QEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Mark's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 131 schools in Salford. It ranks 112th of 250 primary schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 29 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 2 July 2024
Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and caring school. They have positive relationships with staff. Pupils appreciate how well cared for they are by kind and nurturing staff. This helps pupils to feel safe in school. Children in the early years, and pupils across the school, are polite and well mannered. They behave well. Classrooms are typically calm and purposeful. Pupils work hard. They are attentive to their teachers and they try their best during lessons. The school is highly ambitious for pupils' achievement. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), live up to these aspirations. They mostly achieve well across a broad range of subjects. Pupils benefit from a wide range of trips and clubs that help them to develop their individual talents and interests. For example, older pupils spoke excitedly about participating in an upcoming dance festival. Pupils are proud of the positive contribution that they make to school life. They spoke enthusiastically about the many responsibilities that they enjoy. These responsibilities include taking on roles as prefects, young leaders and house captains. Pupils value the opportunities that they have to raise funds for local and national charities.
What the school should improve
- In a small number of subjects, teachers do not support pupils to recap and recall previous learning as effectively as they do in other subjects. From time to time, this makes it difficult for some pupils to build securely on what they know already. The school should ensure that in these subjects, teachers are supported to design learning that helps pupils build their knowledge more effectively.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
235 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near St Mark's RC Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
| Mossfield Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Needs attention to strong standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| Wardley CofE Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 89% 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
- Mrs Emma Woodruff
- Phone
- 01617943876
- Address
- Queensway, Clifton, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8QE
- Local authority
- Salford
- URN
- 105956
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.