Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
Foundation school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Foundation school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 651 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 654 |
| Free school meals | 6.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | Christchurch Learning Partnership and Church of England |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Address | Greenways, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 5AZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.highcliffeprimary.dorset.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01425273029 |
| URN | 134987 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 June 2024, published 1 October 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- New Milton Junior School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- New Milton Infant School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Mudeford Junior School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Somerford Primary School (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Mudeford Community Infants' School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.0 km)
- Ashley Junior School (primary school, about 4.6 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.