New Milton Junior SchoolHighcliffe St Mark Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
New Milton Junior School and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School are primary schools.
New Milton Junior School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). New Milton Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
New Milton Junior School was judged strong and Highcliffe St Mark Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for New Milton Junior School and 58.0% for Highcliffe St Mark Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at New Milton Junior School (74.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and 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 Junior School | ChristchurchHighcliffe St Mark Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | F37/100 | |
| Local ranking | 87th of 416 in Hampshire | 47th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 341 | 610 | |
| Capacity | 372 | 654 | |
| Location | New Milton, BH25 6DS | Christchurch, BH23 5AZ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 68.0% Stronger figure | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 341 | 610 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.8% | 7.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.1% | 3.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.1% | 10.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.9% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.3% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.5% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
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