Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School

Alverstoke Community Infant School is performing well overall, earning a 'Good' rating in key areas such as quality of education, behavior and attitudes, leadership, and early years provision, while achieving 'Outstanding' in personal development. This inspection marks the first routine evaluation since their last grading 13 years ago, which was noted as 'Outstanding'. The longer gap in inspections is due to the school being exempt from routine inspection until November 2020, which is significant context for this report. The school fosters a warm environment for learning, where pupils are emotionally supported and encouraged to develop important social skills, contributing to a positive atmosphere for education.

Strengths

• Exceptional personal development program.
• Strong focus on pupils' well-being and safety.
• Warm and welcoming school environment.
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum tailored to individual needs.
• Strong relationships based on mutual respect between pupils and staff.
• Effective additional support for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent introduction of phonics scheme requires further embedding.
• Inconsistent activity planning may hinder some pupils' understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School had 26.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.2% of pupils at Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School received £6,878 and spent £6,415 for each of its 194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £173,000 (£891 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School have?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School has 194 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School cover?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School is at Ashburton Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2LH.