St Mark's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Salford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Salford City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mark's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Salford for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2024. Salford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Mark's CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 6.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
- Reception 2026 had 49 first-choice applications for 54 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 5 of the 8 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Salford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Salford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Aviary Road, Walkden, Worsley, Manchester, M28 2WF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Salford
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 April 2024
Strengths
- “They spoke excitedly about the array of clubs and opportunities available to them.”
- “These appeal to a wide range of talents and interests and contribute strongly to pupils’ wider development.”
- “They are guided by the school’s values and know how important it is to be trustworthy and respectful.”
To improve
- “In a small number of curriculums, the school continues to pinpoint the essential knowledge that pupils must learn.”
- “This means that, at times, teachers are unsure what knowledge they should emphasise and rehearse until it is secure in pupils’ memories.”
- “While pupils spoke with assurance about what they know already and their new learning in most subjects, their knowledge is less secure in these few remaining subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Salford.
- Mesne Lea Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broadoak Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westwood Park Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ellenbrook Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- James Brindley Community Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Christ The King RC Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Charles' RC Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published