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Gomer Infant School

Primary · Community school · Gosport, PO12 2RP

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Gomer Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Nov 2024

Area360 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
Ages4 to 7
Pupils168
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sarah Duffy
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116176.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils168
Girls71
Boys97
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.10.7%
First language not English4.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.6.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.26
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.7
Average class size28

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
83.9%
Other White
4.8%
Other mixed
2.4%
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
White and Asian
1.2%
Indian
1.2%
White and Black African
0.6%
Pakistani
0.6%
Caribbean
0.6%
African
0.6%

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 teacher21.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.1
Teachers (FTE)7.9
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.17
Support staff (FTE)11.65
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

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.35
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.102
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.31
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.31
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 absence6.5%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.16.2%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.6%, worse than England, worse 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 rate5.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Gomer Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryKing's Academy GomerAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miSecondaryKing's Academy Bay HouseAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryAlverstoke Church of England Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryAlverstoke Community Infant and Pre-SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryLeesland Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryLeesland Church of England Controlled Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryAlver Valley Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryAlver Valley Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryHaselworth Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Gomer Infant School

What is Gomer Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Gomer Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 5 Nov 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Gomer Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Gomer Infant School made 35 offers from 102 applications (2.9 per offer), and 31 of 31 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Gomer Infant School?

Gomer Infant School has 168 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Gomer Infant School?

Gomer Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Gomer Infant School?

At Gomer Infant School, the average class had 28 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Gomer Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Gomer Infant School missed 6.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 16.2% 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.