sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
Primary

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

Primary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Christchurch · BH23 5AZ http://www.highcliffeprimary.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
610
cap. 654
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
610
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
610
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 11/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Highcliffe St Mark Primary School · Primary · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-9pp
70%58%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
7%
-4pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
610
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%7%78%40%67%14%75%20%81%77%106.0104.0106.013%610
2023/2467%11%81%38%75%21%78%23%84%77%107.0105.0106.012%641
2022/2345%2%71%23%63%4%57%13%72%66%104.0102.0102.0-2.00-2.30-2.6011%652
2018/1970%6%77%26%74%17%79%39%86%79%105.0106.0106.0-0.60-1.90+0.009%610
2017/1866%6%83%36%78%17%72%16%86%80%108.0104.0105.0+1.80-0.20-0.408%587
2016/1761%16%81%33%77%19%75%23%86%81%106.0104.0106.0+0.30-1.30-1.208%549

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2561023.613%4%7%5%12%
2023/2464123.012%4%8%6%14%
2022/2365224.211%3%8%6%14%
2021/2265123.111%2%9%6%17%
2020/2165323.17%2%9%
2018/1961024.49%2%9%4%8%
2017/1858723.58%3%9%4%5%
2016/1754923.08%4%8%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.