St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

St John’s, Gosport is currently rated as requiring improvement overall, with the quality of education also classified under the same grade. While the school demonstrates a clear ambition for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the implementation of the curriculum lacks consistency, impacting student achievement across various key stages. Notably, the recent national assessments reflected very low results in reading, writing, and mathematics for Year 6 students. Despite these challenges, the school excels in creating a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and have many opportunities for personal development and community engagement. Strengths in behavior and attitudes were highlighted, with pupils exhibiting exemplary conduct and positive learning attitudes. Moreover, the leadership and management of the school are deemed good, which supports a proactive approach towards addressing identified weaknesses. The inspection noted significant improvements in phonics and writing instruction, particularly benefiting disadvantaged pupils. The school has appropriately identified key areas for growth and is actively working on enhancing pedagogical approaches and assessment practices to ensure all students can achieve their potential.

Strengths

• Pupils benefit from extensive leadership opportunities.
• Behaviour and attitudes of pupils are exemplary.
• Personal development opportunities are exceptional.
• Recent improvements in phonics teaching have led to better outcomes.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND when the curriculum is adapted.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery is inconsistent across key stages.
• Pupil achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics needs improvement.
• Assessment information is not used effectively to check pupil 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 St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% 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, 3.1% of pupils at St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary 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 St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% 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, 22.3% of pupils at St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% 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 St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School received £6,964 and spent £6,950 for each of its 386 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £94,000 (-£244 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 St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2024.

When was St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was last inspected in October 2024.

How many pupils does St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have?

St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School cover?

St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Grove Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4JH.