Gillingham Primary School
Academy · Reception–Year 6 · 233 pupils
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Pheasant Way, Gillingham SP8 4GG
Year groups
Nursery–Year 6
Primary
Pupils
242
On roll
Ages
2–11
Capacity 244
Local authority
Dorset
Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
Schola Grade 5
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded primary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School is a primary academy in Gillingham, Dorset, for pupils aged 2–11 (Nursery–Year 6). It is part of Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.
It has 242 pupils on roll and room for 244. Religious character: Church of England. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 13,602 state-funded primary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Primary
- Year groups
- Nursery–Year 6
- Ages
- 2–11
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- Capacity
- 244 pupils
- Free school meals
- 11.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Sherborne Area Schools' Trust
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 147145
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