School admissions in Gosport
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 14 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Gosport in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Gosport first 599 times for 600 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Hampshire authority's 324 schools. 2 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.64 miles (Brockhurst Primary School) to 1.04 miles (Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Gosport first 666 times for 704 places: 0.95 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Hampshire authority's 69 schools. 0 of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School | 1.10 | 59 | 1.04 miles |
| Brockhurst Primary School | 1.07 | 29 | 0.64 miles |
| Bedenham Primary School | 1.00 | 26 | 0.46 miles |
| Holbrook Primary School | 1.00 | 25 | 0.092 miles |
| Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School | 1.00 | 55 | 0.5 miles |
| Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 1.00 | 59 | 0.51 miles |
| Peel Common Primary School | 1.00 | 22 | not published |
| Rowner Infant School | 1.00 | 43 | not published |
| St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.00 | 36 | not published |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 15 | not published |
| Woodcot Primary School | 1.00 | 21 | 1.46 miles |
| Elson Infant School | 0.98 | 60 | 1.65 miles |
| Grange Infant School | 0.98 | 54 | 0.34 miles |
| Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School | 0.98 | 47 | 0.66 miles |
| Gomer Infant School | 0.89 | 35 | 0.79 miles |
| Haselworth Primary School | 0.86 | 14 | 0.15 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 0 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| King's Academy Brune Park | 1.00 | 204 |
| King's Academy Bay House | 0.95 | 325 |
| Bridgemary School | 0.89 | 175 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.