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Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School

Primary · Community school · Gosport, PO12 2LH

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Good
Requires improvement
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Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 10 Oct 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 7
Pupils194
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Vanessa Ridler
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116169.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils194
Girls91
Boys103
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.6.7%
First language not English3.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.158
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.12
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.7
Average class size29

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
91.2%
Other White
2.6%
Other mixed
2.1%
White and Black Caribbean
1%
White and Asian
1%
White and Black African
0.5%
Indian
0.5%
Other Asian
0.5%
Other ethnic group
0.5%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher26.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.13.2
Teachers (FTE)7.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.27
Support staff (FTE)11.11
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.5

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.109
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.65
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.59
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence3.3%, better than England, better than Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.5.7%, better than England, better than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Hampshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryAlverstoke Church of England Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryKing's Academy GomerAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondaryKing's Academy Bay HouseAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryGomer Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHaselworth Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimaryLeesland Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryLeesland Church of England Controlled Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.1 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryNewtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.3 mi16 plusSt Vincent CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School

What is Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 10 Oct 2023.

How hard is it to get into Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School made 59 offers from 109 applications (1.8 per offer), and 59 of 65 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School has 194 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School?

Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School?

At Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School, the average class had 29 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 26.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School missed 3.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 5.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.