Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 11 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 134987
- Address
- Greenways, Highcliffe, BH23 5AZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 610 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 91.8%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.3%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2
WritingBelow average-2.3
MathsBelow average-2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 72 47 25 |
| Year 1 | 78 34 44 |
| Year 2 | 90 51 39 |
| Year 3 | 87 42 45 |
| Year 4 | 96 44 52 |
| Year 5 | 91 46 45 |
| Year 6 | 96 44 52 |