Gillingham School

Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1850

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 10 May 2023.

Closed on 31 August 2026 and continues as Gillingham School (URN 152446) (opened 1 September 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26

Average Attainment 8: 46.8 nat46.2
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 44.8% nat46.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 65.8% nat64.8%
Cohort Size: 281

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Continued in education: 82.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 4.0%
Not sustained: 6.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 84.0%
Higher education: 38.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 42.0%
Not sustained: 14.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Avg A-Level Grade

31.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

31.9

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

142

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 7.3% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 30.8
16-18 Cohort: 290

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1670
Boys: 859 (51%)
Girls: 825 (49%)
Capacity: 1850 (91% full)
SEND: 10.4%
FSM Eligible: 20.3%
EAL: 4.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.3%
SEN Support: 6.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 96.5
Budget per Pupil: £7,783/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 9.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 26.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.4%
White Other: 6.5%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
Mixed Other: 0.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
Black African: 0.5%
Asian Other: 0.4%

88.4%

White British

6.5%

White Other

1.1%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

office@gillingham-dorset.co.uk

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Hardings Lane

Gillingham, South West

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Administrative

URN: 113882
UKPRN: 10002671
Establishment No.: 4503

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