Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Greenways
Highcliffe
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 5AZ
Phone 01425273029
Reference Number 134987

General Makeup

Number of pupils 641
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.21%
Girls: 51.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 51 37 88
2 42 48 90
3 43 51 94
4 47 49 96
5 43 54 97
6 50 47 97

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.7%
White, Other 3%
Unclassified 1.6%
White & Asian 0.8%
African 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Mixed, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-10-02
Date Description Report
2024-06-11 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-07-18 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-11-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 45% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.6 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 36 2
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 18 12

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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2.46 miles
Ashley Junior School
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Stourfield Infant School
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4.61 miles
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4.61 miles
Name Distance
Highcliffe School
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0.77 miles
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1.81 miles
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2.16 miles
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2.27 miles
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2.29 miles
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