OFSTED
11 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust
ST MARK'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
418
418 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
198
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
220
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.0 pts
below England
School
9.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
19.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.4 pts
below England
School
6.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.9%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
above England
School
1.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
4.1%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.5%
324
Any other White background
5.5%
23
White and Asian
3.6%
15
Unclassified
2.4%
10
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
9
African
1.9%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
21.3%
89 of
418 pupils
0.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Reading
7.2 pts above England
School
81.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
71.6%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Writing
4.7 pts above England
School
75.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
69.7%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Maths
4.0 pts below England
School
68.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
69.9%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.58%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.64 pts
lower than
England
School
4.58%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
6.58%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.25 pts
lower than
England
School
8.56%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
16.30%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2.12%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
11.3 pts
above England
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
99.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.