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Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

personMrs Emma Howlett

location_onGosport, PO12 1JD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

322

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Gosport, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Gosport, Hampshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 365 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #119 of 302 primaries in Hampshire and #6,004 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%

Reading76% LA 74%

Writing68% LA 71%

Maths68% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading68% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.6

-3.9 to 0.0

-5.8

Write

LA -0.7

-7.7 to -4.0

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.4 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.3

-5.0 to -1.4

-1.0

Write

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 0.7

-2.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.5 to -1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 67%

Reading57% LA 78%

Writing70% LA 80%

Maths45% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.1

-3.8 to -0.4

0.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 2

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.2 to -2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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04 July 2018

Inspection Report

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27 June 2017

Inspection Report

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05 November 2015

Inspection Report

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19 May 2015

Inspection Report

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27 November 2014

Inspection Report

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24 April 2014

Inspection Report

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04 December 2013

Inspection Report

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27 September 2011

Inspection Report

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08 December 2010

Inspection Report

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10 March 2009

Inspection Report

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13 October 2005

Inspection Report

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10 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-11-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-07-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-06-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-11-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-05-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 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 365 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	365	5	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	364	11	3.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	347	5	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	336	5	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	327	7	2.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	327	5	1.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	322	4	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	322	11	3.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	331	11	3.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	329	15	4.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	334	15	4.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	337	14	4.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	340	5	1.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	340	11	3.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	349	1	0.3%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	349	6	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	350	14	4.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	349	4	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	356	10	2.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	353	12	3.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	370	10	2.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	371	6	1.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	368	7	1.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	379	10	2.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	380	16	4.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	389	16	4.1%	0.5%

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 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils