Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
21 Falcon Meadows Way, Rowner, Gosport, PO13 8AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Jill Roseblade
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of Alver Valley Infant & Nursery School and Alver Valley Junior Schools
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 116174
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392581777
About this school
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Gosport. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 175 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Alver Valley Infant and Nursery 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 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 42.1% | 175 | — |
| Alver Valley Junior School | 48% | 5.9% | 49.3% | 213 | 0.0 miles |
| Grange Junior School | 58% | 4.8% | 41.1% | 249 | 0.5 miles |
| Grange Infant School | — | 6.7% | 37.2% | 171 | 0.5 miles |
| Gomer Infant School | — | 4% | 12.9% | 168 | 0.9 miles |
| King's Academy Gomer | 75% | 3.4% | 18% | 232 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 17 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.07%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 18.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alver Valley Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Grange Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Grange Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Gomer Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Gosport
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King's Academy Gomer0.9 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other schools in Gosport
- 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
- Grange Junior School Primary
- Haselworth Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Gosport.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Jill Roseblade, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alver Valley Infant and Nursery 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 Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School full?
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 175 on roll (73%), 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 Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School is part of the The Federation of Alver Valley Infant & Nursery School and Alver Valley Junior Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Alver Valley Infant and Nursery 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 Alver Valley Infant and Nursery 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.