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St Mark's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Andrew Bright

corporate_fareST MARK'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onBournemouth, BH10 4JA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

418

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Mark's Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bournemouth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mark's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST MARK'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 421 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #8,040 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 70%

Maths68% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading83% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.8

1.6 to 4.8

2.5

Write

LA -0.6

0.9 to 4.0

3.4

Maths

LA -0.7

1.9 to 4.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.7

-4.5 to -1.4

-2.1

Write

LA -0.4

-3.6 to -0.7

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.6 to -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%

Reading84% LA 68%

Writing78% LA 74%

Maths91% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -1.3

-2.6 to 0.4

-2.8

Write

LA -0.4

-4.3 to -1.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.4 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 October 2023

Inspection Report

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01 March 2018

Inspection Report

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17 January 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-02-03

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 421 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	421	4	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	420	11	2.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	5	1.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	414	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	414	5	1.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	417	17	4.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	418	16	3.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	415	6	1.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	419	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	418	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	419	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	420	3	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	416	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	415	6	1.4%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	417	11	2.6%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	417	8	1.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	414	2	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils