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EnglandSouth WestDorsetSP8 4QRGillingham Primary School
Primary

Gillingham Primary School

Primary

Dorset · Gillingham · SP8 4QR http://www.gillinghamprimary.dorset.sch.uk/

Pupils
234
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
234
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
234
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 31/10/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDorset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gillingham Primary School · Primary · Dorset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
50%
+11pp
50%45%39%
'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
9%6%3%
'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
234
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR
Local authority
Dorset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%9%66%31%63%9%53%25%69%72%105.0102.0105.028%234
2023/2439%3%57%13%57%8%51%7%77%56%101.0100.0101.030%270

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523418.928%12%25%5%9%
2023/2427019.930%12%30%5%12%
2022/2326922%12%29%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.