Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Gillingham, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2023
Every applicant was offered a place
From Dorset Council · offers on 17 April 2023
2015–2021 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2023 entry.
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 39% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2023, but places ran out in 4 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Across those earlier years the published last distance swung sharply, with the biggest move between 2017 and 2018.
- Reception 2026 drew 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Milton-on-Stour, Gillingham, SP8 5QD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 119 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 39% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Gillingham Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wyke Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Motcombe CofE Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Stower Provost Community School 4.4 mi Not judged
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published