Academy converter · Hampshire

King's Academy Bay House

11–18Ages
2,036Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137791URN

Gomer Lane, Gosport, PO12 2QP · 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

1.4per place

0.5 below Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

467 applications for 325 places · 54th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.9of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

39th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 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
Sixth form 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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Hampshire median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

467 applications · 325 places offered · 308 named it first

2026 1.4; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.9

This school
Hampshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	325	467	1.4	308	0.95
Sep 2025	332	484	1.5	319	0.96
Sep 2024	321	488	1.5	301	0.94
Sep 2023	344	577	1.7	373	1.08
Sep 2022	341	572	1.7	398	1.17
Sep 2021	345	624	1.8	420	1.22
Sep 2020	340	563	1.7	374	1.10
Sep 2019	346	610	1.8	433	1.25
Sep 2018	346	637	1.8	415	1.20
Sep 2017	343	601	1.8	396	1.15
Sep 2016	349	629	1.8	406	1.16
Sep 2015	350	631	1.8	402	1.15
Sep 2014	346	612	1.8	359	1.04

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

325 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.939th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%27th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.07

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	325	44.9	46%	68%	–
2024/25	344	43.8	41%	60%	–
2023/24	348	42.2	36%	61%	−0.07
2022/23	339	40.7	33%	62%	−0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

King's Academy Bay HouseThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
King's Academy Brune Park
2.7 km · Hampshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.6applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
Bridgemary School
4.2 km · Hampshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.5applications per place 31.4Attainment 8
Crofton School
4.9 km · Hampshire

2026

2.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Ark Charter Academy
5.5 km · Portsmouth

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
St Edmund's Catholic School
5.7 km · Portsmouth

Remains Outstanding2022

2.9applications per place 56.0Attainment 8
Priory School
6.3 km · Portsmouth

Good2022

2.8applications per place 43.4Attainment 8
The Portsmouth Academy
6.6 km · Portsmouth

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
Portchester Community School
6.8 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 41.3Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137791 · 850/5408
Trust: King's Group Academies
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 2,128 pupils · 2,036 on roll
Free school meals: 23.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Bay House School (URN 116501)
Address: Gomer Lane, Gosport, PO12 2QP
Local authority: Hampshire · Gosport

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources