Alver Valley Junior School

Alver Valley Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. The school is characterized by a nurturing and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Staff demonstrate high expectations, which most pupils consistently meet, and provide effective support for those with special educational needs and disabilities. The school’s focus on reading and a broad curriculum helps pupils achieve well, and many enjoy extracurricular activities that broaden their experiences.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy in a nurturing environment.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• High prioritization of reading and well-matched learning materials.
• Positive behavior management and minimal disruption in classrooms.
• Effective professional development for staff.
• Strong community support and effective governor oversight.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils have poor attendance rates post-pandemic.
• Extracurricular opportunities are not yet available to all students.

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 Alver Valley Junior School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 3.5% of pupils at Alver Valley Junior 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 Alver Valley Junior School had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% 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, 25.4% of pupils at Alver Valley Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.3% 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 Alver Valley Junior School received £8,314 and spent £8,046 for each of its 213 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £353,000 (£1,659 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 Alver Valley Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alver Valley Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Alver Valley Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alver Valley Junior School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Alver Valley Junior School have?

Alver Valley Junior School has 213 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alver Valley Junior School cover?

Alver Valley Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Alver Valley Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alver Valley Junior School?

Alver Valley Junior School is at 21 Falcon Meadows Way, Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 8AA.