Ofsted: Good emoji_events #34 in Wiltshire public Top 34% UK

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Helen Fielder

corporate_fareSOMERSET ROAD EDUCATION TRUST

location_onSalisbury, SP1 3BL

language Visit Website phone 1722333497

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

354

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Expected Standard

70%

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Age Range

7-11

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St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is a Academy converter primary school in Salisbury, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury is an academy converter in Salisbury, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SOMERSET ROAD EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 359 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #34 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #5,275 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%

Reading78% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 69%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.5

1.1 to 3.7

1.3

Write

LA -0.1

0.1 to 2.6

1.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.1 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading91% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.1

0.6 to 3.1

0.7

Write

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 1.8

1.7

Maths

LA -0.8

0.6 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 62%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1.6 to 1

-1.2

Write

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 0

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.1 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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07 November 2017

Inspection Report

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01 January 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-02-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-11-07

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-12-08

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 359 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	362	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	361	4	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	361	2	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	348	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	361	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	364	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	360	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	364	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	364	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	363	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	360	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	364	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	363	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils