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Wyke Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Gillingham · SP8 4SH

Ages 4–11 · 161 pupils · Dorset

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-05-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
167

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

10

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

161 pupils · 207 places

Pupils on roll
161
Boys / girls
88 / 73
School capacity
207
Capacity fill
161 / 207 (78%)
Free school meals
18%
FSM pupils
29
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Pickwick Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr Ed Birkett

Location

Address
Deane Avenue
Postcode
SP8 4SH
Town
Gillingham
County
Dorset
Local authority
Dorset
District
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gillingham, Dorset, 161 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 18%.

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.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ed Birkett
Telephone
01747825665

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