St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolSt Mark's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 418 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at St Mark's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Talbot Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Winton AcademySecondary. School remains Outstanding, May 2024. Attainment 8 of 56.1 (2025/26, provisional)660 m
- Glenmoor AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 59.3 (2025/26, provisional)750 m
- Langside SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, May 2025890 m
- Kingsleigh Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- The Bourne AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).