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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 May 2018Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry26 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 6.5; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2025 3.9; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2024 5.3; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2023 5.2; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2022 1.5; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2021 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2020 2.2; Dorset median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
- 2018 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2017 1.6; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2016 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
- 2015 2.3; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.6; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Dorset median
Dashed bars: as Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School (URN 113814), the previous school.
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 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 23 | 34 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2021 | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 9 | 0.56 |
| Sep 2020 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 17 | 32 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 23 | 36 | 1.6 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 21 | 34 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 18 | 36 | 2.0 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 20 | 46 | 2.3 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 55% · Writing 61% · Maths 59% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Dorset median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43% | 11% | 103 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 4% | 109 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 28% | 4% | 102 | 99 |
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
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20246.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- Good20232.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · DorsetGood20191.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · DorsetGood20221.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · DorsetGood20231.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 11.3 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGood20232.3applications per place
- 11.4 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleGraded · no overall grade202550%met the SATs standard
- 11.5 km · DorsetRemains Good20231.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 11.6 km · Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleImproved significantly20252.5applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142165 · 838/3363
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 89 on roll
- Free school meals
- 49.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2015
- Replaced
- Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School (URN 113814)
- Address
- High Street, Swanage, BH19 2PH
- Local authority
- Dorset
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources