King's Academy Gomer, Gosport
King's Academy Gomer is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Gosport, part of King's Group Academies. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 16 schools in Gosport with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Capacity
- 98% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
King's Academy Gomer in detail
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at King's Academy Gomer reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 73% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at King's Academy Gomer
Across Hampshire, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hampshire lodged 254 appeals against primary school offers; 146 reached a hearing and 8 succeeded (5.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to King's Academy Gomer are Gomer Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 92% reading, 84% maths); Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School (0.7 miles, Good); and Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 66% reading, 60% maths).
King's Academy Gomer's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Gomer Infant SchoolAlverstoke Church of England Aided Junior SchoolAlverstoke Community Infant and Pre-SchoolLeesland Church of England Controlled Junior School
The trust
King's Academy Gomer is one of 15 schools run by King's Group Academies, an academy trust.
What parents say
85 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about King's Academy Gomer (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 59% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (59%).
Who goes there
14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 46 pupils (19.8%) received SEN support and 6 (2.6%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Queens Parade (adjacent), 290 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King's Academy Gomer stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 163 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. 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, King's Academy Gomer issued 13 suspensions, 5.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2013, 12 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
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a genuinely warm school where behaviour and respect are excellent. Pupils love learning because teaching is well-structured and expectations are high - they're supported to overcome challenges and try hard even when things are difficult. The school offers rich experiences beyond the classroom, including leadership opportunities and special support for military families.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and highly respectful attitudes from pupils with strong support from caring staff
- Ambitious and well-taught curriculum with clear routines that help pupils engage fully in learning
- Strong approach to reading with a library at the heart of the school and daily one-to-one support for pupils who need extra help
- Impressive personal development opportunities including leadership roles and support for service families
- Effective inclusion of pupils with SEND who learn alongside their peers with well-adapted teaching
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not use appropriate grammar and punctuation consistently in their written work
- Teachers need to identify and address misconceptions in writing more routinely across all subjects
- Further refinement needed in how errors in writing are corrected consistently well
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff acting promptly on any concerns pupils share through systems like the worry monster.
Extracurricular Activities
Dodgeball, table tennis, den building in the den pen, service club, before- and after-school club, library visits, leadership opportunities
King's Academy Gomer is a warm and welcoming junior school where pupils love learning and achieve well across the curriculum. The school has exceptional behaviour, outstanding personal development, and good teaching of an ambitious curriculum.
At a Glance
14.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
85 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 73% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 52% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
29.0
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with King's Academy Gomer
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to King's Academy Gomer from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. King's Academy Gomer is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
5 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
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
236 pupils
240 places
4 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.
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
22.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
232
Total Pupils
105
Boys
127
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
16.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,803
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,094
Per pupil
£1331k
Total funding
£59k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
3.7%
Persistent absence
243
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
King's Academy Gomer
Questions parents ask about King's Academy Gomer
What are SATs results like at King's Academy Gomer?
Of the pupils at King's Academy Gomer who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is King's Academy Gomer's Ofsted rating?
King's Academy Gomer's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for King's Academy Gomer?
No fixed boundary. When King's Academy Gomer is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at King's Academy Gomer?
King's Academy Gomer was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at King's Academy Gomer?
Classes at King's Academy Gomer average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to King's Academy Gomer?
King's Academy Gomer has around 232 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at King's Academy Gomer?
3.4% of sessions were missed at King's Academy Gomer in 2024/25. 3.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to King's Academy Gomer?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming King's Academy Gomer on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near King's Academy Gomer?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 15 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 5 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 King's Academy Gomer?
King's Academy Gomer is at Pyrford Close, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2RP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)