Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Queen's Road, Gosport, PO12 1JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Howlett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 410
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 116336
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392584048
About this school
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Gosport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 361 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 42 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 48% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 60% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 71% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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 | 57% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 168th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.1% | 43.8% | 361 | — |
| Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School | — | 6.1% | 28.1% | 159 | 0.4 miles |
| Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School | 51% | 6% | 36.6% | 258 | 0.4 miles |
| Haselworth Primary School | 50% | 9.1% | 55.6% | 114 | 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 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 19 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.84%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 13.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Haselworth Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other schools in Gosport
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranks 4th 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
- Grange Junior School Primary
- Haselworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gosport.
- Who is the headteacher of Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Mrs Emma Howlett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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 Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School full?
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has capacity for 410 pupils and 361 on roll (88%), 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 Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).
- Does Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School rank locally?
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School ranked 168th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's absence rate?
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary 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.