Grange Junior School
Grange Lane, Gosport, PO13 9RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kay Sadler
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 116170
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392581172
About this school
Grange Junior School is a community primary school in Gosport. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 249 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2022, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 73 | 86 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 53% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 72% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 69% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Grange 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 | 63% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 291 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grange Junior School compares
Grange Junior School ranked 207th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 41.1% | 249 | — |
| Grange Infant School | — | 6.7% | 37.2% | 171 | 0.0 miles |
| Alver Valley Junior School | 48% | 5.9% | 49.3% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 42.1% | 175 | 0.5 miles |
| Rowner Infant School | — | 8.9% | 30% | 145 | 0.5 miles |
| King's Academy Rowner | 43% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 199 | 0.6 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)
- 41.11%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 13.19%
Location
Nearby schools
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Grange Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Gosport
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Alver Valley Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
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Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
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Rowner Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
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King's Academy Rowner0.6 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other schools in Gosport
Grange Junior School ranks 5th 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
- Elson Junior School Primary
- Gomer Infant School Primary
- Grange Infant School Primary
- Haselworth Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Grange Junior School teach?
- Grange Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Gosport.
- Who is the headteacher of Grange Junior School?
- The headteacher of Grange Junior School is Mrs Kay Sadler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grange Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grange 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 big is Grange Junior School?
- Grange Junior School has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Grange Junior School full?
- Grange Junior School has capacity for 300 pupils and 249 on roll (83%), 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 Grange Junior School a faith school?
- No. Grange Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grange Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Grange Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Grange Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grange Junior School rank locally?
- Grange Junior School ranked 207th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grange Junior School's absence rate?
- Grange Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grange Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange 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.