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Bedenham Primary School

Community school · Gosport · PO13 0XT

Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
222

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

17

Places offered

18

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

203 pupils · 233 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
126 / 77
School capacity
233
Capacity fill
203 / 233 (87%)
Free school meals
40.9%
FSM pupils
83
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Bedenham & Holbrook Federation of Primary Schools
Headteacher
Ms Sharon Freeley

Location

Address
Bridgemary Avenue
Postcode
PO13 0XT
Town
Gosport
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Gosport
Constituency
Gosport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
21 on roll / 23 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gosport, Hampshire, 203 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 40.9%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Gosport
30
Primary schools in Gosport
23
Academies among open schools in Gosport
23% (7)
Open schools in PO13
15
Primary in PO13
12
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM47.3%
    • Demand0.93

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    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM29.1%
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    • FSM16.5%
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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Sharon Freeley
Telephone
01329280445
Website
https://www.bedenhamandholbrookfederation.co.uk/

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