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Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Gillingham · SP8 5QD

Ages 4–11 · 114 pupils · Dorset

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.5%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
107

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill77%

114 pupils · 148 places

Pupils on roll
114
Boys / girls
57 / 57
School capacity
148
Capacity fill
114 / 148 (77%)
Free school meals
8.9%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Salisbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Rhiannon Tidby

Location

Address
Milton-on-Stour
Postcode
SP8 5QD
Town
Gillingham
County
Dorset
Local authority
Dorset
District
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gillingham, Dorset, 114 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Gillingham
43
Primary schools in Gillingham
30
Academies among open schools in Gillingham
70% (30)
Open schools in SP8
7
Primary in SP8
6
Open schools in Dorset LA
184
Primary in Dorset LA
119

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GillinghamNear SP8

  • Gillingham Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gillingham · SP8 4QR · Dorset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Wyke Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gillingham · SP8 4SH · Dorset

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM18.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Mere School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Warminster · BA12 6EW · Wiltshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM19.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rhiannon Tidby

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