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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 116288

Four Marks Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Alton · GU34 5AS

Ages 4–11 · 271 pupils · Hampshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.1%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
269

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

26

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

271 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
271
Boys / girls
140 / 131
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
271 / 315 (86%)
Free school meals
5.9%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Winchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Warren Glew

Location

Address
Five Lanes End, Four Marks
Postcode
GU34 5AS
Town
Alton
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
East Hampshire
Constituency
East Hampshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Alton, Hampshire, 271 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Winchester.

Open schools in Alton
19
Primary schools in Alton
13
Academies among open schools in Alton
11% (2)
Open schools in GU34
20
Primary in GU34
13
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Ropley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Alresford · SO24 0DS · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Warren Glew
Telephone
01962772200

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