Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School

About Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School

Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2017, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. The standout academic metric is its Key Stage 2 performance: 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 results. That figure sits comfortably above the Hampshire local authority average of 61% for primary schools, placing Alverstoke 82nd out of 425 similar schools in the county. The school also ranks first among the 17 primary schools in Gosport on the same combined measure, putting it in the top 6% locally. Leadership and management were judged Outstanding in the 2017 inspection, and the school has held a Good overall effectiveness rating across both its recent inspections, with no downgrade.

Digging into the individual subjects, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, with 35% working at a higher level. In maths, 78% hit the expected mark and 25% achieved the higher standard. Writing saw 75% at expected and 22% at higher. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for any subject, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points. Nationally, Alverstoke sits in the top 30% of all primary schools for the combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, and in the top 27% within the South East region. These outcomes suggest a solid, above-average academic offering for a junior school.

The school operates on a Church of England foundation and serves 255 pupils, just one below its capacity of 256, indicating it is effectively full. Facilities include a sports hall, library, ICT suite, music rooms, a sensory room and a chapel, plus a forest school area. Sports provision covers football, netball, cricket, rounders, cross country and swimming, while clubs include film, choir, drama and science. SEND support is listed for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. This is a good-fit choice for Gosport families seeking a Church of England junior school with strong core outcomes, a full range of facilities, and a leadership team rated Outstanding.

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