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Peel Common Primary School

Primary · Gosport · PO13 0QD

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 29 April 2025

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At a glance

178 pupils · 81% of 220 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.peelcommon.co.uk
URN
116175

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 22 families named it first for 22 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 2 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2025 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 29 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

22 places offered · 22 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2024 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

33 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
45%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school45%
Median of its 12 closest peers59.5%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Tirlebrook Primary SchoolTewkesbury · 91 miles awayNeeds attention40%
The North Hykeham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln · 165 miles awayGood52%
Brackenwood Junior SchoolWirral · 191 miles awayGood85%
Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolColne · 214 miles awayGood61%
Horn's Mill Primary SchoolFrodsham · 182 miles awayGood64%
Clyst St Mary Primary SchoolExeter · 100 miles awayRequires improvement66%
Fordingbridge Junior SchoolFordingbridge · 28 miles awayGood62%
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBurnley · 211 miles awayGood69%
Westwood Farm Junior SchoolReading · 45 miles awayExpected standard58%
Nook Lane Junior SchoolSheffield · 179 miles awayGood58%
Cameley CEVC Primary SchoolBristol · 68 miles awayGood38%
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolSalisbury · 36 miles awayGood48%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 89% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 2.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,984; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,766
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £36,076; in-year balance -£70,805

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier91.8%62.3%
Social housing2.7%17.1%
Privately rented5.5%20.5%
Detached houses47.5%22.9%
Flats0.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022836 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£270,000249 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£242,500–£315,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (39)£330,000
Semi-detached (118)£280,500
Terraced (75)£255,000
Flat (17)£138,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
28an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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