New Milton Infant SchoolHighcliffe St Mark Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
New Milton Infant School and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School are primary schools.
New Milton Infant School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). New Milton Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
New Milton Infant School was judged Good and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Highcliffe St Mark Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | New MiltonNew Milton Infant School | ChristchurchHighcliffe St Mark Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | F37/100 | |
| Local ranking | 397th of 416 in Hampshire | 47th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 190 | 610 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 654 | |
| Location | New Milton, BH25 6PZ | Christchurch, BH23 5AZ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 190 | 610 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.5% | 7.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.4% | 3.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 10.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.7% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.0% | 12.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
New Milton Infant School
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