Highcliffe St Mark Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2024

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 16 April 2024

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Highcliffe St Mark Primary School is a primary school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2024 entry.

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2017	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2016	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2015	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2024, but places ran out in 3 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
Reception 2026 had 68 first-choice applications for 58 offers, with 57 offers going to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families not offered a place.
15 of the 117 applications (13%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, and 2 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5AZ
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 651 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Requires improvement Inspected 11 June 2024

Strengths

“They live up to the school’s high expectations of their behaviour.”
“Pupils know that any unkind words or actions will not be tolerated.”
“They follow routines willingly and need only the occasional reminder to behave in class.”

To improve

“However, many positive changes are recent and need time to embed.”
“As much of the curriculum is new, pupils lack depth in their subject knowledge and skills.”
“For example, in some subjects, pupils recall some key facts, but cannot make connections between different aspects of a subject.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 October 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	58%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Mudeford Junior School 2.2 mi Good
Somerford Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Mudeford Community Infants' School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Burton Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Priory Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Twynham Primary School 3.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published