Gillingham School is a secondary school located in Gillingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/09/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP
Website: https://www.gillingham-dorset.co.uk/
Telephone: 01747822222
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Nicholson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 113882

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1850
Number of Pupils: 1757
Number of Boys: 885
Number of Girls: 872

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.19 Confidence interval -0.35 to -0.04
Of the 270 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 264 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:66%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.14
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gillingham Primary School
School Road , SP8 4QR
2out of 4 377 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 1,208 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wyke Primary School
Deane Avenue , SP8 4SH
2out of 4 1,567 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Milton-on-Stour , SP8 5QD
3out of 4 2,672 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 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.