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St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Talbot Village, Bournemouth BH10 4JA · st-marks.bournemouth.sch.uk · 01202 512241
On the mapSearch near BH10 4JA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.08 mi
- 1.74 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 5 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 418
- 100% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.8%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 5” went to a home 1.08 mi (1.74 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 42 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.08 mi1.74 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113843)
Ofsted
St Mark's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (145 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 145
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (21%) with SEND