St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Gillingham, Dorset
SP8 4GG
Composite score
54.7

School overview

St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Gillingham, Dorset, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. It has 241 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 15.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 38% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#5,582
National rank
#517
In South West
#16
In Dorset
Top 38%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 241 % FSM ever-6 17.9% % EAL 14.5% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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