# St Mark's CofE Primary School

St Mark's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 240 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144340. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 240
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 144340

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils at St Mark's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Expanse Learning Wigan School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/expanse-learning-wigan-school-e145289): 710 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e145107): 820 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Jude's Catholic Primary School Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-judes-catholic-primary-school-wigan-e130384): 860 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-wigan-e131228): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Westfield Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-community-school-e134742): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Infinite Schools Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/infinite-schools-wigan-e149591): 1.3 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144340)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144340)

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