Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

About Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, classified by the DfE as a foundation school with a Church of England religious character. Around 610 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 68 first choices for 58 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.72 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering Highcliffe St Mark Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.