Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School

Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School is performing well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils demonstrate a positive attitude towards learning and feel safe and respected within the school environment, which is enhanced by strong relationships among students and staff. The school offers a broad and ambitious curriculum, with teachers effectively supporting pupils, including those with special educational needs. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's transition process and overall care for their children. However, some areas need improvement, particularly in ensuring that pupils have the opportunity to enjoy reading fully by completing the books they start. Additionally, while the curriculum is well sequenced, there is a need for leaders to refine their assessment processes in foundation subjects to identify the most important knowledge for students to remember. This ungraded inspection marks the first evaluation since the school was previously rated good in March 2017, following the pandemic's impact on education.

Strengths

• Strong positive attitude to learning among pupils.
• High expectations from leaders and teachers.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-planned and taught mathematics curriculum.
• Positive relationships and strong safeguarding culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils frequently do not finish the books they study.
• Foundation subject assessment processes need refinement.

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 Church of England Aided Junior School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Alverstoke Church of England Aided 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 Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.5% 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, 12.6% of pupils at Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 Church of England Aided Junior School received £6,406 and spent £6,590 for each of its 253 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £313,000 (£1,239 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 Church of England Aided Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School have?

Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School has 253 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School cover?

Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School?

Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School is at The Avenue, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2JS.