Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School

High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2PH

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

43%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

120

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Dorset →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 120 / 210 (57%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

40.8%

Disadvantaged

17.5%

EAL

2.5%

SEN support

21.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

43%

Expected standard (RWM)

11%

Higher standard (RWM)

103

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

7.4%

Overall absence

25.2%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -6.6 vs 2023/24

Pupils per teacher

↑ +25.3 vs 2023/24

6.47

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.6 vs 2023/24

£43,061

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£595 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

0.8

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,617

Spend per pupil

£8,183

Income per pupil

14%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.