Primary
Gillingham Primary School
School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 233 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
- Local authority
- Dorset
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 13.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 31.8
- Pupils per adult
- 8.5
- Pupils
- 270
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
50%
2 points below the Gillingham (Dorset) average (52% across 6 schools)
105.0
0.2 above the Gillingham (Dorset) average (104.8 across 6 schools)
6th of 6 by our score, among the primary schools in Gillingham we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Working at a higher standard | 9% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Dorset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Susan Preston
- Address
- School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR
- Telephone
- 01747823245