Woodcot Primary School
Tukes Avenue, Bridgemary, Gosport, PO13 0SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michaela Beetlestone
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Gateway Multi Academic Trust
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 148744
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329234381
About this school
Woodcot Primary School is a primary academy in Gosport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 166 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Woodcot Primary 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 48% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 30% | 52% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Woodcot 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 | 48% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodcot Primary School compares
Woodcot Primary School ranked 289th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% 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 | 42% | 5.1% | 32.5% | 166 | — |
| Holbrook Primary School | 42% | 9.1% | 48.1% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Peel Common Primary School | 45% | 6.6% | 16.8% | 178 | 0.6 miles |
| Bedenham Primary School | 38% | 5.5% | 41.5% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| Redlands Primary School | 67% | 4% | 19.8% | 313 | 1.0 miles |
| King's Academy Rowner | 43% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 199 | 1.2 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)
- 32.53%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 12.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Peel Common Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Bedenham Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Redlands Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Fareham
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King's Academy Rowner1.2 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other schools in Gosport
Woodcot Primary School ranks 14th 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 ages does Woodcot Primary School teach?
- Woodcot Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gosport.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodcot Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodcot Primary School is Mrs Michaela Beetlestone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Woodcot Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodcot 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 many pupils are at Woodcot Primary School?
- Woodcot Primary School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Woodcot Primary School full?
- Woodcot Primary School has capacity for 238 pupils and 166 on roll (70%), 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 Woodcot Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodcot Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodcot Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodcot Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Woodcot Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Woodcot Primary School is part of GATEWAY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woodcot Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodcot Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Woodcot Primary School ranked 289th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% 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 Woodcot Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodcot 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 Woodcot Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodcot 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 10 July 2026.