Stower Provost Community School
Gillingham · Dorset
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School information
- Official name
- Stower Provost Community School
- Address
- Woodville Stour Provost
- Postcode
- SP8 5LX
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- URN (official identifier)
- 113674
- Establishment number
- 2030
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 92
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 146
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Headteacher
- Mr David Deane
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 10 Jun 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stowerprovost.dorset.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01747838370
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Stower Provost Community School
| 2025/26 | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 92 | 46,354 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 13.0% | 20.3% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 15.2% | 15.3% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 7.6% | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.1% | 5.6% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
10 published inspections for Stower Provost Community School.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 16 Jul 2025
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action in order for the school to become a good school
Report published 15 Jul 2024
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 16 Mar 2023
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Read report- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 23 Jun 2021
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 3 May 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 2 May 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 10 Jan 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 8 Dec 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jun 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jun 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Stower Provost Community School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 8.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Stower Provost Community School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £12,400 for 8 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 8.8% | 21.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £136 | £276 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Stower Provost Community School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 92 pupils.
| This school | Dorset average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £814,190 £8,850 per pupil | £7,676 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £827,441 £8,994 per pupil | £7,565 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £372,882 £4,053 per pupil · 45.1% | £3,603 · 47.6% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £188,507 £2,049 per pupil · 22.8% | £1,447 · 19.1% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £45,136 £491 per pupil · 5.5% | £102 · 1.4% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £4,940 £54 per pupil · 0.6% | £38 · 0.5% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£13,251 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £56,003 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £8,448 per pupil, supply and agency £410 per pupil — spending up £546 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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