Schools in SP8
Primary and secondary schools serving SP8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 15,694 (2024)
SP8Postcode district · Gillingham
Schools in SP8
7 schools in SP8: 6 primary and 1 secondary. 40% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 77% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good28.6%
- Needs improvement42.9%
- Not rated28.6%
The largest schools here
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 242 pupils · 99% fullGood1.5 miles · February 2023
- Gillingham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 233 pupils · 55% fullNeeds improvement0.8 miles · January 2026
- Wyke Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 161 pupils · 78% fullNeeds improvement0.1 miles · May 2022
- St George's Church of England School, BourtonPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 142 pupils · 119% fullNot rated3.0 miles
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 119 pupils · 80% fullGood1.4 miles · July 2023
- Stower Provost Community SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 92 pupils · 63% fullNeeds improvement3.0 miles · March 2019
- Gillingham SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18Not rated1 mile
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.