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Elson Junior School

Primary

Gosport · Gosport · PO12 4EX www.elsonjunior.co.uk

Pupils
313
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
29 Jun 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Other Ofsted reports

8 reports
28 Nov 2018
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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14 May 2015
Full inspectionGood
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17 Sep 2013
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Gosport. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
55%
+10pp
LA
64%
England
63%
55%47%38%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
1%
-3pp
LA
8%
England
8%
4%2%0%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 72%
SPAG higher standard
10%
LA AVG 26%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.75
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.3
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
313
cap. 360
357330302
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.0
LA AVG 20.76:1
24.121.719.3
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
4%
LA AVG 10.65%
4%2%1%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
32%
LA AVG 20.42%
32%26%20%
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SEN
20%
LA AVG 18.49%
20%17%15%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
8%6%4%
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Persistent absence
12%
LA
10%
England
13%
29%18%8%
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Overview

AddressExmouth Road, Gosport, PO12 4EX
Telephone02392583754
Local authorityHampshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.0:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5792 spend / pupil£6069 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2555%1%313
2023/2445%4%319
2022/2347%0%-3.40-1.90-4.60302
2018/1939%2%-3.50-1.90-6.00339
2017/1838%1%-4.00-3.40-5.00357
2016/1740%1%-1.60-2.60-4.10353
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2568%25%84%14%64%3%94%71%103.0101.0103.020%
2023/2460%15%61%8%56%6%64%49%102.0100.0101.020%
2022/2362%17%67%5%58%1%81%55%102.0100.0100.018%
2018/1959%11%70%13%50%3%85%55%101.099.0100.017%
2017/1858%17%59%7%47%3%54%53%101.099.0100.017%
2016/1764%24%63%4%58%2%72%63%102.0100.0100.016%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531323.020%4%32%5%12%
2023/2431923.820%3%26%6%16%
2022/2330221.918%2%20%6%19%
2021/2230719.316%2%22%8%29%
2020/2132722.215%3%21%
2018/1933920.417%3%20%4%12%
2017/1835723.217%3%22%4%10%
2016/1735324.116%1%23%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.