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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Gillingham (Dorset).

KS2 RWM expected
59%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
69%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
79%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
69%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
27.2
▲ 6.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.9%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
242 / 244 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Academy trust

iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.

Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Sherborne Area Schools' Trust.

Type of school
Academy converter
Ages
2 to 11
Religious character
Church of England

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Schools in the trust

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SchoolPhaseLocal authorityPupilsGovernors on Governance RegisterLatest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset1108Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary SchoolPrimarySomerset499Good 2023
Harbour Vale School-Dorset237Good 2024
King Arthur's SchoolSecondarySomerset4509Key judgements 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; safeguarding effective
Motcombe CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset1469Good 2023
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset3336Report card 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards met
Shaftesbury SchoolSecondaryDorset7828Good 2023
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset33610Report card 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met
Sherborne Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset30410Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met
Shillingstone Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset1037Good 2023
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset996Report card 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6; safeguarding standards met
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset1018Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School (this school)PrimaryDorset2426Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school)
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford AbbasPrimaryDorset905Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child OkefordPrimaryDorset1256Report card 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4, Urgent improvement in 1; safeguarding standards met
Sturminster Newton High SchoolSecondaryDorset6058Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met
The Gryphon SchoolSecondaryDorset1,56913Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014)
Thornford CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryDorset1046Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
18 schools5,571

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding
An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions
The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance
The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.