Brockhurst Primary School

About Brockhurst Primary School

Brockhurst Primary School in Gosport holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in March 2025, with every graded area — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, which sits at 54%. That is below the Hampshire local authority average of 61%, placing Brockhurst 208th out of 425 primary schools of the same type in the county. In the Gosport area specifically, the school ranks 4th out of 17 primary schools on this measure, putting it in the top quarter locally. The school’s Progress 8 scores for reading, writing and maths are not available, so the headline picture is one of a school that meets the expected standard for just over half its pupils, with a small proportion — 2% — reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

Looking deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, reading is the strongest subject: 74% of pupils met the expected standard and 28% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 105. Maths follows with 63% at the expected standard and 17% at the higher standard, and an average score of 103. Writing is the weakest area, with 63% meeting the expected standard but only 2% reaching the higher standard. The school’s Ofsted report noted that early years provision was previously graded as Requires Improvement in 2019, but has now been raised to Good. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025 from 43 respondents, show a mixed picture: 72% of parents strongly agree or agree that their child is happy, and 75% say the same about feeling safe, but 33% would not recommend the school to another parent. Concerns about SEND support are notable — 64% of parents disagree or strongly disagree that the school gives SEND children the support they need.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 68 applications for 26 places and all 26 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.62. Brockhurst has a capacity of 300 and currently houses 309 pupils, so it is running slightly above its official number. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 38.5%, well above the national average. Facilities include a library, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, a chapel and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include athletics, swimming, rounders and dance, and clubs range from eco club and coding to choir, book club, chess and film club. The school’s SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health support, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families in Gosport who value a Good-rated local option with strong reading outcomes, but who should investigate SEND support carefully given the parent feedback.

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