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

Voluntary aided school · Gosport · PO12 4JH

Ages 4–11 · 386 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-09

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

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%+)17.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
343

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
105
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
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 fill92%

386 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
386
Boys / girls
181 / 205
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
386 / 420 (92%)
Free school meals
37.3%
FSM pupils
144
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Carolyn Wilkinson

Location

Address
Grove Road
Postcode
PO12 4JH
Town
Gosport
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Gosport
Constituency
Gosport
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gosport, Hampshire, 386 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 37.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).

Open schools in Gosport
30
Primary schools in Gosport
23
Academies among open schools in Gosport
23% (7)
Open schools in PO12
17
Primary in PO12
13
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.

Compare with theseAll in GosportNear PO12

  • Brockhurst Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Gosport · PO12 4SL · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.4%
    • Demand0.95

    0.4 miles away

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Gosport · PO12 3NB · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM38.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Elson Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gosport · PO12 4EX · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM30.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Elson Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gosport · PO12 4EU · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Haselworth Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Gosport · PO12 1SQ · Hampshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS226%
    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM63.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Carolyn Wilkinson
Telephone
02392582404
Website
www.st-johns-gosport.hants.sch.uk/

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