Wyke Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Gillingham (Dorset).
KS2 RWM expected
71%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
82%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
74%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.2
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
18.0%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
78%
161 / 207 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Wyke Primary School is a primary school located in Gillingham, Dorset. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 171 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 207. It is part of the PICKWICK ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Ed Birkett.
Key facts
- URN
- 150359
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Barry von Clemens | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laura Beales | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Victoria de Villiers | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Graham Campbell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Ingham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ed Birkett | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Donna Kirk Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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