St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

School overview

St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Gillingham, Dorset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy 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). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 26 Reception places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.23 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 25.9 pupils per teacher. 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 above.