Academy converter · Dorset

Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
119Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150216URN

Milton-on-Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

2.9 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

25 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

5.0applications per place, Reception

2.9 above Dorset median (2.1) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

25 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 5.0; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2022 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 3.2; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School (URN 113801), 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	5	25	5.0	5	1.00
Sep 2025	17	34	2.0	15	0.88
Sep 2024	11	21	1.9	11	1.00
Sep 2023 *	17	46	2.7	17	1.00
Sep 2022 *	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2021 *	19	50	2.6	16	0.84
Sep 2020 *	20	63	3.2	31	1.55
Sep 2019 *	20	51	2.6	21	1.05
Sep 2018 *	20	43	2.2	20	1.00
Sep 2017 *	20	63	3.2	24	1.20
Sep 2016 *	17	42	2.5	17	1.00
Sep 2015 *	20	73	3.7	30	1.50
Sep 2014 *	20	68	3.4	25	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 56% · Maths 39% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%73rd of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard39%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	39%	6%	103	99
2023/24	60%	0%	105	103
2022/23	67%	22%	109	107

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

Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

5.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Gillingham Primary School
2.3 km · Dorset

2026

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

Requires improvement2022

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

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England School, Bourton
3.6 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
3.7 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Mere School
4.1 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Motcombe CofE Primary School
5.8 km · Dorset

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 40%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: 150216 · 838/3323
Trust: Pickwick Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 148 pupils · 119 on roll
Free school meals: 10.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2024
Replaced: Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School (URN 113801)
Address: Milton-on-Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5QD
Local authority: Dorset

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