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Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

Foundation school · Christchurch · BH23 5AZ

Ages 3–11 · 651 pupils · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.5%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-11

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.3%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
574

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

68

Places offered

71

1st-preference offers

68

Total preferences (any rank)
120
Preferred offers (top 3)
70
Applications from outside LA
18
Offers to outside-LA applicants
12

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 fill100%

651 pupils · 654 places

Pupils on roll
651
Boys / girls
329 / 322
School capacity
654
Capacity fill
651 / 654 (100%)
Free school meals
6.4%
FSM pupils
40
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Winchester
Governance
Academy trust: Christchurch Learning Partnership and Church of England
Academy trust
Christchurch Learning Partnership and Church of England
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Barker

Location

Address
Greenways, Highcliffe
Postcode
BH23 5AZ
Town
Christchurch
County
Dorset
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
District
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 651 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 6.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Winchester.

Open schools in Christchurch
20
Primary schools in Christchurch
12
Academies among open schools in Christchurch
30% (6)
Open schools in BH23
21
Primary in BH23
12
Open schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
117
Primary in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
66

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ChristchurchNear BH23

  • New Milton Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    New Milton · BH25 6DS · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM36.3%

    1.9 miles away

  • New Milton Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    New Milton · BH25 6PZ · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM25.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Mudeford Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Christchurch · BH23 3HP · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 7–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM20.4%

    2.2 miles away

  • Somerford Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Christchurch · BH23 3AS · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand0.92

    2.2 miles away

  • Mudeford Community Infants' School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Christchurch · BH23 3HH · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.4 miles away

  • Ashley Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    New Milton · BH25 5FN · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM34.3%

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Barker
Telephone
01425273029
Website
http://www.highcliffeprimary.dorset.sch.uk/

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