Wyke Primary School
Deane Avenue, Gillingham, SP8 4SH
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Wyke Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Birkett
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 207
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 113743
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
Wyke Primary School was a community primary school in Gillingham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wyke Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wyke Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wyke Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 21.9% | 187 | — |
| Wyke Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 19.3% | 161 | 0.0 miles |
| Gillingham Primary School | 50% | 5.4% | 24.8% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 17.9% | 242 | 1.4 miles |
| Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School | 39% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 119 | 1.5 miles |
| Stower Provost Community School | 40% | 4.4% | 15.9% | 92 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.9%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyke Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Gillingham Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Stower Provost Community School3.0 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
- Gillingham Primary School Primary
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton Primary
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stower Provost Community School Primary
- Wyke Primary School Primary
- Gillingham School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Wyke Primary School teach?
- Wyke Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Gillingham.
- Has Wyke Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wyke Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Wyke Primary School?
- Wyke Primary School had 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Wyke Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Wyke Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wyke Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2024.