Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is a primary school located in Christchurch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Greenways, Christchurch

School Information

Address: Greenways, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ
Website: http://www.highcliffeprimary.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01425273029
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Boynton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134987

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 654
Number of Pupils: 653
Number of Boys: 318
Number of Girls: 335

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.9
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.5
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
Greenways , Highcliffe BH23 5AZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Dorset Road , Somerford BH23 3DA 		3out of 4 3,181 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highcliffe School
Parkside , Highcliffe BH23 4QD 		3out of 4 1,354 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Arnewood School
Gore Road , BH25 6RS 		3out of 4 3,176 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Eaglewood School
Culver Road , BH25 6SY 		3out of 4 2,849 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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