St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bournemouth (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Mark's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 421 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the St MARK'S Church of England PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school is led by Mr Andrew Bright.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Football
- Gardening
- Karate
- Mindfulness
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Growth Mindset
Key facts
- URN
- 142445
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.8 governors are linked to a profile (6 confirmed, 2 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth McHugh | MemberTrust members | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2025 |
| Mrs Marie Ellaway | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa McGaw Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mike Evans (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Casey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachael Davies Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Whittle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Nick Wells (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Mr Jon Cooke | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mr Andrew Bright Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mr Andrew Bright Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Sir Christopher James Lees Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2015 |
| Mrs Anita Mary Hazell | MemberTrust members | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2015 |
| Dr Rute Rosa Marsh Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record