Academy converter · Dorset

Gillingham Primary School

4–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149413URN

School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

51 applications for 25 places · 35th of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 13 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Dorset median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

51 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.0; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 1.9; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Gillingham Primary School (URN 113666), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2025	27	56	2.1	27	1.00
Sep 2024	25	47	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2023	23	49	2.1	22	0.96
Sep 2022 *	28	53	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2021 *	30	53	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2020 *	32	60	1.9	30	0.94
Sep 2019 *	34	72	2.1	31	0.91
Sep 2018 *	29	62	2.1	26	0.90
Sep 2017 *	41	68	1.7	41	1.00
Sep 2016 *	27	53	2.0	27	1.00
Sep 2015 *	48	78	1.6	35	0.73
Sep 2014 *	42	72	1.7	42	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 63% · Maths 53% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%48th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	9%	105	102
2023/24	39%	3%	101	100
2022/23	52%	6%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gillingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wyke Primary School
1.1 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Dorset

Good2023

5.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Motcombe CofE Primary School
4.1 km · Dorset

Good2023

4.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Stower Provost Community School
5.0 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England School, Bourton
5.5 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Mere School
5.9 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
6.0 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149413 · 838/2017
Trust: Pickwick Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 25.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 December 2022
Replaced: Gillingham Primary School (URN 113666)
Address: School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR
Local authority: Dorset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources