St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolCastle Batch Primary School Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Weston-super-Mare.
Summary of the comparison
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School and Castle Batch Primary School Academy are primary schools in Weston-super-Mare.
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Castle Batch Primary School Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School was judged Good and Castle Batch Primary School Academy was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School and 64.0% for Castle Batch Primary School Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Castle Batch Primary School Academy (57.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Weston-super-MareSt Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School | Weston-super-MareCastle Batch Primary School Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 63 in North Somerset Stronger figure | 30th of 63 in North Somerset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 396 | 434 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 415 | |
| Location | Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7PU | Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 70.0% Stronger figure | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 11.0% Stronger figure | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 396 | 434 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.7% | 12.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.1% | 8.3% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 10.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 8.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.3% | 4.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.1% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Castle Batch Primary School Academy
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