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The Key Education Centre

Special / other · Gosport · PO13 0SG

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 9 July 2024

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At a glance

39 pupils

School type
Pupil referral unit
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
41% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
89.4% of pupils
EHC plan
10.6% of pupils
Website
www.thekeyeducationcentre.co.uk
URN
133778

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
4.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£25,996
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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