St Mark's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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St Mark's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

St Mark's Church of England 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 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 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 2026, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Places ran out at Reception entry in both 2023 and 2024, before every applicant was offered a place in 2026.
Reception 2026 had 41 first-choice applications for 42 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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: Talbot Village, Bournemouth, BH10 4JA
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 418 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.4

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 11 October 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are at the heart of this friendly and caring school.”
“The school is determined that all pupils will reach their full potential.”
“They have constructed a curriculum that supports pupils both academically and personally.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects across the wider curriculum, teachers do not use assessment well enough.”
“For example, in physical education (PE), staff check on prior learning but do not always use any misconceptions to support pupils’ next steps.”
“As a result, pupils develop gaps in their knowledge and understanding.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2023 (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)	63%	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: 41 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 41 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.

Talbot Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Kingsleigh Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Winton Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hill View Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Heathlands Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published