St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope

Bardon Close, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE5 4BT

http://www.stmcps.org/

St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 220 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In February 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2021.

This school is a member of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton, English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham, St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton, St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle and Sacred Heart Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Finances and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Farne Primary School
0.3		Cheviot Primary School
0.4		Simonside Primary School
0.5		Westerhope Primary School
0.6		Beech Hill Primary School
0.8		Hilton Primary Academy
1.0		St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
1.0		West Denton Primary School
1.0		Thomas Walling Primary Academy
1.1		Milecastle Primary School
1.1		Kenton Bar Primary School
1.2		Knop Law Primary School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is excellent.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: Above average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates are very high and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

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