Wyke Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Gillingham, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2017
3.092 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 18 April 2017
2015 figure 🔒
Wyke Primary School is a primary school in Gillingham, Dorset for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2017 entry.
Wyke 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 2017 | 3.092 mi |
| 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, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
- Reception 2026 saw 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
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
- Deane Avenue, Gillingham, SP8 4SH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 161 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
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) | 71% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stower Provost Community School 3.0 mi Not judged
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Motcombe CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull 4.1 mi Good
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published