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Woodcot Primary School

Primary · Gosport · PO13 0SG

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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: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 21 January 2025

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At a glance

166 pupils · 70% of 238 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
29.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.woodcotschool.co.uk
URN
148744

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 21 families named it first for 21 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2021 entry went to 1.46 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 8 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2019 to 2026. At its inspection on 21 January 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 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

21 places offered · 21 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

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.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2021 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1.46 miles

measured in a straight line.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
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
Lowton Junior and Infant SchoolWarrington · 192 miles awayGood56%
All Saints Interchurch AcademyMarch · 131 miles awayRequires improvement17%
Windmill Hill AcademyLaunceston · 140 miles awayGood52%
St James' Church of England AcademyHull · 207 miles awayGood63%
Longtown Primary SchoolCarlisle · 298 miles awayGood (2019)68%
West Lynn Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 149 miles awayGood67%
Kexborough Primary SchoolBarnsley · 191 miles awayNo current grade57%
St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley GreenWigan · 195 miles awayGood71%
Whaplode Church of England Primary SchoolSpalding · 145 miles awayGood50%
Eastry Church of England Primary SchoolSandwich · 112 miles awayGood64%
Combe Martin Primary SchoolIlfracombe · 127 miles awayRequires improvement70%
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademySowerby Bridge · 201 miles awayGood60%

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%) · Any other White background 5% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 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)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.18 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
23.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

70% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 20% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

45.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 29 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 £48,318; 22.2% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,979
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £15,000; in-year balance +£626,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.3%62.3%
Social housing22.9%17.1%
Privately rented7.4%20.5%
Detached houses3.5%22.9%
Flats3.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022800 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£270,000225 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£240,000–£310,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (23)£320,000
Semi-detached (112)£292,500
Terraced (73)£245,000
Flat (17)£135,000

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

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (2.35 km, 2021 entry): 919 sales, median £290,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
10an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an 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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