Elson Junior School
Exmouth Road, Gosport, PO12 4EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Paradine
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 116162
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392583754
About this school
Elson Junior School is a community primary school in Gosport. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 313 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elson Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 78 | 84 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 45% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 56% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 49% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Elson Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 313 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elson Junior School compares
Elson Junior School ranked 232nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 313 | — |
| Elson Infant School | — | 6.1% | 19.1% | 206 | 0.1 miles |
| Brockhurst Primary School | 42% | 6.3% | 38.8% | 265 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 35.8% | 386 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 30% | 6.8% | 35.4% | 200 | 0.8 miles |
| King's Academy Rowner | 43% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 199 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.63%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.26%
Location
Nearby schools
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Elson Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Brockhurst Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gosport
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St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Gosport
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King's Academy Rowner1.0 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other schools in Gosport
Elson Junior School ranks 6th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Gosport.
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alver Valley Junior School Primary
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Bedenham Primary School Primary
- Brockhurst Primary School Primary
- Elson Infant School Primary
- Gomer Infant School Primary
- Grange Infant School Primary
- Grange Junior School Primary
- Haselworth Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Elson Junior School teach?
- Elson Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gosport.
- Who is the headteacher of Elson Junior School?
- The headteacher of Elson Junior School is Mrs Catherine Paradine, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elson Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elson Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Elson Junior School?
- Elson Junior School has 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Elson Junior School full?
- Elson Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 313 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Elson Junior School a faith school?
- No. Elson Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elson Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elson Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Elson Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elson Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Elson Junior School ranked 232nd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elson Junior School's absence rate?
- Elson Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elson Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elson Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.