Stower Provost Community School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Gillingham, Dorset
Stower Provost Community School is a primary school in Gillingham, Dorset for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 June 2025.
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Catchment area for Stower Provost Community School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Woodville Stour Provost, Gillingham, SP8 5LX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 92 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 June 2025
Strengths
- “Stower Provost School has significantly improved.”
- “The school wants every pupil to succeed and has worked hard to strengthen many areas of its work.”
- “The curriculum is more effective, making it easier for pupils to learn.”
To improve
- “While the quality of pupils’ writing across the school is improving, leaders recognise that there is more to do.”
- “Although many pupils write well, some pupils are not able to spell correctly and use grammar and punctuation accurately.”
- “However, pupils do not understand this approach well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 40% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull 1.7 mi Good
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wyke Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gillingham Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Motcombe CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published