Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 16 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
142165
Address
High Street, BH19 2PH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
120 (66% of total capacity)
Boys
45.8%
Girls
54.2%
First language not English
17.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.8%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 5%
Indian 5%
Other Black 1.7%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
8
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
7
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
7
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
7
2
5
Year 1
12
3
9
Year 2
21
8
13
Year 3
13
9
4
Year 4
18
10
8
Year 5
19
9
10
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2024-2025

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