Elson Infant School
Elson Lane, Gosport, PO12 4EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Duffy
- Federation
- The Federation of Elson and Gomer Infant Schools
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 116163
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392581208
About this school
Elson Infant School is a community primary school in Gosport. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 206 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Elson Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elson Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 19.1% | 206 | — |
| Elson Junior School | 55% | 5.1% | 31.6% | 313 | 0.1 miles |
| Brockhurst Primary School | 42% | 6.3% | 38.8% | 265 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 35.8% | 386 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 30% | 6.8% | 35.4% | 200 | 0.9 miles |
| King's Academy Rowner | 43% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 199 | 0.9 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)
- 19.11%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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Elson Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Gosport
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Brockhurst Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
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St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gosport
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gosport
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King's Academy Rowner0.9 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other 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 Junior 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 year groups does Elson Infant School teach?
- Elson Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Gosport.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Elson Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Elson Infant School is Mrs Sarah Duffy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elson Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elson Infant 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 big is Elson Infant School?
- Elson Infant School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Elson Infant School full?
- Elson Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 206 on roll (76%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Elson Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Elson Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Elson Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Elson Infant School?
- Elson Infant School is part of the The Federation of Elson and Gomer Infant Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Elson Infant School's absence rate?
- Elson Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Elson Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Elson Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.