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EnglandSouth WestDorsetBH19 2PHSwanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary

Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Swanage · BH19 2PH https://www.stmarksswanage.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
120
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
120
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
120
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Dorset

Finance£7617 spend / pupil£8183 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
43%
-22pp
96%62%28%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
11%
+7pp
13%9%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
79%
LA AVG 69.8%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 23.25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.35
GPS scaled score
105.0

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.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
120
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PH
Local authority
Dorset
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
2024/2543%11%55%21%61%11%59%17%68%79%103.0103.0105.024%120
2023/2465%4%96%39%78%9%74%30%87%78%109.0106.0105.022%141
2022/2328%4%48%16%68%12%40%8%68%56%102.099.0100.0+0.20+2.90-0.6026%155
2018/1996%13%96%43%100%22%96%35%100%91%109.0107.0107.0+4.40+2.60+2.2021%169
2017/1855%7%62%10%86%14%76%17%83%76%102.0104.0104.0-1.60+2.00+1.20172
2016/1723%0%55%5%64%18%36%0%59%59%100.098.0102.0-5.30-1.70-6.9021%163

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
2024/2512040.024%18%41%7%25%
2023/2414114.722%8%43%7%23%
2022/2315516.826%5%38%8%25%
2021/2215218.128%3%37%9%27%
2020/2115326.628%5%37%
2018/1916919.421%2%33%5%12%
2017/1821.05%11%
2016/1716319.021%0%37%6%16%

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