Ofsted: Good emoji_events #237 in Hampshire public Top 72% UK

Elson Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Penny Shaw

location_onGosport, PO12 4EX

language Visit Website phone 2392583754

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

302

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Expected Standard

55%

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Age Range

7-11

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Elson Junior School is a Community school primary school in Gosport, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Elson Junior School is a community school in Gosport, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 313 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #237 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #10,878 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 74%

Writing84% LA 71%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.6

-4.8 to -2.0

-1.9

Write

LA -0.7

-3.3 to -0.6

-4.6

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.9 to -3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA -0.3

-4.8 to -2.2

-1.9

Write

LA -0.3

-3.0 to -0.7

-6.0

Maths

LA -1.0

-7.1 to -4.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 67%

Reading58% LA 78%

Writing59% LA 80%

Maths47% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4

Read

LA -0.1

-5.2 to -2.8

-3.4

Write

LA -0.1

-4.6 to -2.2

-5

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.1 to -3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 June 2022

Inspection Report

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28 November 2018

Inspection Report

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14 May 2015

Inspection Report

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17 September 2013

Inspection Report

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18 June 2013

Inspection Report

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07 December 2011

Inspection Report

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09 December 2009

Inspection Report

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28 November 2006

Inspection Report

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20 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-05-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 313 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	313	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	310	4	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	318	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	319	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	318	2	0.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	306	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	302	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	300	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	308	5	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	307	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	308	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	324	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	327	2	0.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	327	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	329	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	339	13	3.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	338	6	1.8%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	353	8	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	357	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	353	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	350	5	1.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils