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St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Danebury Road, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke RG22 4US · stmarksprimary.net · 01256 346111
On the mapSearch near RG22 4US
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 634
- 4 over 630 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 87 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 122 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 88 | 117 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | 91 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mark's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (167 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 167
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (26%) with SEND