Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
The Causeway, Mark, Highbridge, TA9 4QAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy is a primary school in Highbridge for ages 2 to 9. It is one of the 301 schools in Somerset. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 10 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
158 pupils on roll, with places for 150
Schools near Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Huntspill Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 29% met the expected standard |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 82% met the expected standard |
| Churchfield Church School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 29% met the expected standard |
| East Brent Church of England First School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| West Huntspill Primary Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 45% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Laken
- Phone
- 01278641262
- Address
- The Causeway, Mark, Highbridge, TA9 4QA
- Local authority
- Somerset
- URN
- 143332
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.