Voluntary aided school · Hampshire

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

4–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116393URN

Grove Road, Gosport, PO12 4JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

76 applications for 36 places · 108th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Hampshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

76 applications · 36 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.1

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	76	2.1	36	1.00
Sep 2025	58	89	1.5	58	1.00
Sep 2024	58	105	1.8	55	0.95
Sep 2023	39	79	2.0	36	0.92
Sep 2022	59	105	1.8	62	1.05
Sep 2021	55	91	1.7	53	0.96
Sep 2020	60	118	2.0	71	1.18
Sep 2019	60	102	1.7	67	1.12
Sep 2018	45	79	1.8	41	0.91
Sep 2017	53	95	1.8	50	0.94
Sep 2016	60	93	1.6	48	0.80
Sep 2015	58	113	2.0	50	0.86
Sep 2014	60	130	2.2	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%90th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	0%	104	105
2023/24	53%	0%	103	101
2022/23	45%	4%	101	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Vincent College
0.6 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected
Brockhurst Primary School
0.6 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Hampshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Elson Junior School
0.8 km · Hampshire

2026

55%met the SATs standard
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.9 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Elson Infant School
0.9 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place
Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School
1.1 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place
Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School
1.2 km · Hampshire

Good2024

51%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116393 · 850/3602
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 37.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grove Road, Gosport, PO12 4JH
Local authority: Hampshire · Gosport

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources