Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School, Gosport
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Gosport. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. It was 91% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School in detail
Getting a place at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 68 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School are Alver Valley Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 83% maths); Grange Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Grange Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Gomer Infant School (0.9 miles, Outstanding).
Alver Valley Junior SchoolGrange Infant SchoolGrange Junior SchoolGomer Infant School
What parents say
16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (88%).
Who goes there
8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%), Mixed (6%) and Black (6%).
In 2026, 27 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 16 (9.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blanchard Avenue (adjacent), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 184 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School issued 10 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School are King's Academy Brune Park (0.8 miles), King's Academy Bay House (1.1 miles) and Bridgemary School (1.5 miles).
King's Academy Brune ParkKing's Academy Bay HouseBridgemary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school truly cares for every child and creates an environment where pupils feel safe and eager to learn. Teachers are skilled at explaining learning clearly and helping pupils build strong foundations in reading and maths through engaging activities. Pupils benefit from inspiring experiences like forest walks, visits from experts, and access to a range of clubs and leadership opportunities.
Key Strengths
- Excellent care and support for pupils' well-being, with strong relationships between staff and children
- Skilled teaching that checks understanding and helps pupils revisit learning to build strong foundations
- Very effective reading programme using engaging 'hooks into books' approach, helping most pupils become confident readers quickly
- Quick identification of pupils with SEND and effective support to help them thrive
- Strong emphasis on attendance with special learning opportunities like swimming and visits from experts
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills not given the same emphasis as reading and mathematics, leading to gaps in pupils' understanding of sentence structure and punctuation
- Some pupils make avoidable mistakes in written work due to insufficient teaching or unidentified gaps in writing skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with staff creating an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Forest fun walks, school council, little leaders programme, range of clubs, visits from oceanographer, pop-up swimming pool
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection in 2019. The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and creates an ambitious, engaging curriculum that inspires learning.
At a Glance
32.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
16 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
11.5
Avg class size
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School.
- TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Alver ValleyAt the school · Not yet graded
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Alver Valley SchoolsAt the school · Not yet graded
- TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Grange780m away · Not yet graded
- ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Grange Infant School780m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 33
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 23 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 4 on a bicycle.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
163 pupils
180 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Gosport
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Gosport
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,642
Applications
12,982
Got 1st preference
93.4%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(11)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
24.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
175
Total Pupils
82
Boys
93
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,804
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,007
Per pupil
£1346k
Total funding
£95k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
18.3%
Persistent absence
115
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
What is Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
Classes at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School average 11.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School has around 175 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School in 2024/25. 18.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Alver Valley (registered, not yet graded) and ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Alver Valley Schools (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 33 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 23 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 4 on a bicycle. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School?
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School is at 21 Falcon Meadows Way, Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 8AA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)