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St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury

Wiltshire, SP1 3BLPrimaryAges 7–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
KS2 Results
66%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
#5,688
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury

St Mark's CofE Junior School in Salisbury sits within the Wiltshire local authority, a large county with 201 primary schools. Among these, it ranks 54th, placing it comfortably in the top third of its peers. The top-performing schools in the area include Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School, The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy, and Sutton Veny CofE School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. St Mark's is a state-funded, Church of England junior school for children aged 7 to 11, with a mixed intake and a current roll of 359 pupils against a capacity of 378. The school has a religious character and is led by headteacher Helen Fielder. Around 15.6 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in April 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained, following its previous graded inspection in February 2020 which awarded an overall rating of Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range7 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSomerset Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3BL
HeadteacherHelen Fielder
Local AuthorityWiltshire
Number of Pupils359
Free School Meals (FSM)15.6%
School Capacity359 / 378 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (2 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 11 May 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibrarySensory RoomPlaying FieldsSports HallOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

Cross CountryAthleticsTennisFootball

Clubs & Activities

GardeningBook ClubScience ClubArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Source: st-marks.wilts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.