Community school · Hampshire

Bedenham Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131117URN

Bridgemary Avenue, Gosport, PO13 0XT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

44 applications for 26 places · 213th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hampshire median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 1 of 13 years.

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	26	44	1.7	26	1.00
Sep 2025	28	51	1.8	29	1.04
Sep 2024	18	45	2.5	17	0.94
Sep 2023	27	49	1.8	26	0.96
Sep 2022	30	48	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	59	2.0	40	1.33
Sep 2020	44	63	1.4	42	0.95
Sep 2019	36	53	1.5	35	0.97
Sep 2018	24	38	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2017	45	71	1.6	42	0.93
Sep 2016	43	65	1.5	41	0.95
Sep 2015	40	50	1.3	30	0.75
Sep 2014	45	73	1.6	53	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 46% · Writing 62% · Maths 50% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%291st of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard46%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	38%	0%	100	99
2023/24	53%	4%	103	101
2022/23	56%	8%	102	101

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

Bedenham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Primary School
0.5 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
King's Academy Rowner
1.0 km · Hampshire

Good2022

43%met the SATs standard
Woodcot Primary School
1.0 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Rowner Infant School
1.1 km · Hampshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Peel Common Primary School
1.1 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Grange Junior School
1.9 km · Hampshire

2026

58%met the SATs standard
Grange Infant School
1.9 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place
Elson Infant School
2.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place

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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131117 · 850/2776
Capacity: 233 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Bridgemary Avenue, Gosport, PO13 0XT
Local authority: Hampshire · Gosport

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