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Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School

Primary · Gosport · PO12 2JS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 September 2022

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At a glance

253 pupils · 99% of 256 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
16.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.alverstoke-jun.hants.sch.uk
URN
116392

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 September 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

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: Year 3

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers68.5%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Ridgeway Primary AcademyMarket Harborough · 118 miles awayNeeds attention59%
North Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNorth Ferriby · 204 miles awayGood78%
Mill Lane Community Primary SchoolChinnor · 64 miles awayGood83%
Melbourne Junior SchoolDerby · 141 miles awayGood78%
Willaston Primary AcademyNantwich · 168 miles awayGood58%
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNewmarket · 123 miles awayOutstanding83%
Malvern Parish CofE Primary SchoolMalvern · 104 miles awayNo current grade68%
Harden Primary SchoolBingley · 213 miles awayGood89%
Oakley Church of England Junior SchoolBasingstoke · 32 miles awayGood69%
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary SchoolBristol · 75 miles awayGood61%
Foxhills Junior SchoolSouthampton · 18 miles awayGood68%
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior SchoolWare · 86 miles awayGood65%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%

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)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
23.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

69% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school · 14% left the state-funded sector

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)

42.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.5 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 £47,640; 16.7% 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£6,590
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £313,441; in-year balance -£46,614

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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 higher38.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work45.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10%18.1%
Residents in very good health45%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier88.1%62.3%
Social housing7%17.1%
Privately rented4.8%20.5%
Detached houses59.2%22.9%
Flats4.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms56.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022796 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£295,000474 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£218,000–£399,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (86)£531,000
Semi-detached (129)£350,000
Terraced (177)£250,000
Flat (82)£125,500

Homes around this school are dearer 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
35an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
12an 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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