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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Gosport, PO12 3NBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
KS2 Results
38%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
19 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#12,784
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Gosport is a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 32 applications for just 20 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 6. Of those 32 applicants, 19 put the school as their first preference, and all 19 were offered a place. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation among parents in the area, though the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage to back that up directly. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with Alison Ternan as headteacher. It currently has 209 pupils on roll against a capacity of 270, so there is some physical room to grow. A notable proportion of pupils — 34. 9 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, which is significantly above the national average and gives a sense of the community it serves.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAnn's Hill Road, Gosport, Gosport, PO12 3NB
HeadteacherAlison Ternan
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils209
Free School Meals (FSM)34.9%
School Capacity209 / 270 (77% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

27 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 13 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:00-08:30

After-school care

15:00-17:30

Source: stmarysgosport.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.