School admissions in Gillingham (Dorset)
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Gillingham (Dorset) in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Gillingham (Dorset) first 111 times for 112 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Dorset authority's 118 schools. 0 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: St George's Church of England School, Bourton, to 3.63 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
6 schools. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillingham Primary School | 1.00 | 25 | not published |
| Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 5 | not published |
| St George's Church of England School, Bourton | 1.00 | 20 | 3.631 miles |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 26 | not published |
| Wyke Primary School | 1.00 | 24 | not published |
| Stower Provost Community School | 0.92 | 12 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.