King's Academy Bay House is a state-funded secondary school in Gosport, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 2,036 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 2,128.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (7 Jan 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 43.8 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 308 first-preference applications and 325 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 7 Jan 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Requires improvement |
Published 12 Feb 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Hampshire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 325 |
| First-preference applications | 308 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 467 |
| First-preference offers | 308 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 43.8 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 59.6% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 40.7% |
| EBacc entry | 20.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 13.7% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 8.4% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.8 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.95 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 36.52 |
| Value added | 0.34 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | 0.23 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.46 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 17% |
| Pupils | 116 |
| Average grade | B- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B- |
| Published progress band | Above average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 24.5% |
| Sixth-form college | 20.1% |
| Further education college | 41% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7% |
| Employment | 3.2% |
| Not sustained | 4.1% |
| Unknown | 3.8% |
Cohort: 339 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 49.3% |
| Further education | 0.9% |
| Other education | 4.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1% |
| Employment | 26.5% |
| Not sustained | 8.1% |
| Unknown | 2.8% |
Cohort: 211 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.5 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.3% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.03% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 83.4% |
| White other | 4.1% |
| Mixed | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Other | 0.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
96.8% would recommend this school
63 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 93.6% |
| Feels safe | 95.2% |
| Behaviour | 84.1% |
| Bullying handled | 84.6% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 41.6% |
| Communication | 90.5% |
| Concerns handled | 81% |
| Best interests | 95.2% |
| Support to learn | 96.8% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:15 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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