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Stower Provost Community School

Primary school in Gillingham, Dorset. No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025, report published 16 July 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2029

The last inspection was in June 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 1.7 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull

    Primary, Sturminster Newton, Dorset

    Good (May 2023)

  2. 2.4 milesSt Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull

    Primary, Sturminster Newton, Dorset

    Requires improvement (Nov 2022)

  3. 2.6 milesSt Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School

    Primary, Gillingham, Dorset

    School remains Good (Feb 2023)

  4. 3.0 milesWyke Primary School

    Primary, Gillingham, Dorset

    Requires improvement (May 2022)

  5. 3.1 milesGillingham Primary School

    Primary, Gillingham, Dorset

    Report card, Jan 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.