King's Academy Rowner

Rowner Junior School has made a positive impression on its first inspection, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The leadership team combines a nurturing approach with high expectations, resulting in a strong sense of community and excellent support for pupils' learning and well-being. The curriculum is mostly ambitious, with a focus on reading and personal development being particularly strong. However, there are areas where the curriculum in some foundation subjects is still developing, posing a challenge for pupils in retaining essential knowledge.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and pride among staff and pupils
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• High prioritization of reading and phonics teaching
• Outstanding personal development and well-being initiatives
• Good behaviour management leading to positive learning environment

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects not fully developed, affecting knowledge retention
• Pupil attendance not consistently high enough

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 King's Academy Rowner attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% 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, 2.9% of pupils at King's Academy Rowner 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 King's Academy Rowner had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.0% 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, 19.6% of pupils at King's Academy Rowner were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.5% 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 2024–25 King's Academy Rowner received £7,466 and spent £7,447 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £46,000 (-£221 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of King'S Group Academies, income was £7,817 and spending £7,798 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Gosport · Hampshire local authority: places and applications

King's Academy Rowner is part of King'S Group Academies, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• King's Academy Brune Park Gosport
• King's Academy Gomer Gosport
• King's Academy Bay House Gosport
• King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) Portsmouth
• King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) Portsmouth
• King's Academy College Park (Junior) Portsmouth
• King's Academy College Park (Infant) Portsmouth
• King's Academy Lord Wilson Southampton
• King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell
• King's Academy Prospect Reading

What is King's Academy Rowner's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for King's Academy Rowner is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was King's Academy Rowner last inspected by Ofsted?

King's Academy Rowner was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does King's Academy Rowner have?

King's Academy Rowner has 199 pupils on roll.

What age range does King's Academy Rowner cover?

King's Academy Rowner for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are King's Academy Rowner's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is King's Academy Rowner?

King's Academy Rowner is at Tichborne Way, Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0BN.