Elson Infant SchoolSt John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Gosport.

Summary of the comparison

Elson Infant School and St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools in Gosport.

  • Elson Infant School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Elson Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Elson Infant School was judged Good and St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Elson Infant School versus St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GosportElson Infant SchoolGosportSt John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking391st of 416 in Hampshire 310th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll225 383
Capacity270 420
LocationGosport, PO12 4EU Gosport, PO12 4JH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported70.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census225 383
Free school meals (ever 6)19.1% 35.8%
English as an additional language5.3% 9.1%
SEN support23.1% 17.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 6.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% Stronger figure15.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Elson Infant School

St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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