Gillingham Primary School is a primary school located in Gillingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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School Road, Gillingham

School Information

Address: School Road, Gillingham, SP8 4QR
Website: http://www.gillinghamprimary.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01747823245
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Preston
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113666

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 315
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 145

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gillingham Primary School
School Road , SP8 4QR 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wyke Primary School
Deane Avenue , SP8 4SH 		2out of 4 1,195 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Pheasant Way , Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 		3out of 4 1,462 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Milton-on-Stour , SP8 5QD 		3out of 4 2,508 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gillingham School
Hardings Lane , SP8 4QP 		3out of 4 377 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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