Elson Junior School is a primary school located in Gosport. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Exmouth Road, Gosport

School Information

Address: Exmouth Road, Gosport, PO12 4EX
Website: www.elsonjunior.co.uk
Telephone: 02392583754
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Penny Shaw
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116162

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 161
Number of Girls: 166

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -4.8 to -2.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3 to -0.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -6 Confidence interval -7.1 to -4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haven Early Years Centre
Harris Road , PO13 0UY 		4out of 4 2,562 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elson Junior School
Exmouth Road , PO12 4EX 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elson Infant School
Elson Lane , PO12 4EU 		3out of 4 118 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brockhurst Primary School
Avery Lane , PO12 4SL 		3out of 4 781 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , PO12 4JH 		3out of 4 901 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ann's Hill Road , PO12 3NB 		2out of 4 1,461 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brune Park Community School
Military Road , PO12 3BU 		1out of 4 954 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bridgemary School
Wych Lane , Bridgemary PO13 0JN 		3out of 4 2,692 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Vincent College
Mill Lane , PO12 4QA 		- not rated 1,585 yd Academy 16-19 converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oarsome Chance
The Boathouse , St Vincent College PO12 4QA 		- not rated 1,585 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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