Gillingham Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Gillingham, Dorset
SP8 4QR
Composite score
43.0

School overview

Gillingham Primary School is a primary school serving Gillingham, Dorset, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 234 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 11.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Gillingham 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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#9,875
National rank
#1000
In South West
#50
In Dorset
Top 67%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 234 % FSM ever-6 24.8% % EAL 12.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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