Voluntary controlled school · Hampshire

Four Marks Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
271Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116288URN

Five Lanes End, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

59 applications for 37 places · 233rd of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 37 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	59	1.6	36	0.97
Sep 2025	44	66	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2024	26	50	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2023	38	67	1.8	36	0.95
Sep 2022	29	52	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2021	39	58	1.5	37	0.95
Sep 2020	34	56	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2019	38	57	1.5	38	1.00
Sep 2018	45	82	1.8	43	0.96
Sep 2017	39	57	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2016	38	59	1.6	36	0.95
Sep 2015	22	37	1.7	18	0.82
Sep 2014	38	54	1.4	34	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%90th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	16%	108	107
2023/24	73%	10%	105	105
2022/23	67%	8%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Four Marks Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ropley CofE Primary School
2.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Medstead Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Hampshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Chawton Church of England Primary School
5.6 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary School
6.7 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Butts Primary School
6.7 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Selborne Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School
7.8 km · Hampshire

2026

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Sun Hill Infant and Preschool
8.0 km · Hampshire

2026

1.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116288 · 850/3061
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 271 on roll
Free school meals: 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Five Lanes End, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5AS
Local authority: Hampshire · East Hampshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources