Primary school in Gosport, Hampshire
Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School
21 Falcon Meadows Way, Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 8AA
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 15 January 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- Places
- 240
- How full
- 73% full — 175 of 240 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 93 / 82
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 42%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- With an EHC plan
- 7%
- On SEN support
- 21%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Gosport 004H, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 32%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 28%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Jill Roseblade
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Grange & Alver Valley
- Constituency
- Gosport
- URN
- 116174
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alver Valley Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 48% | 0 mi |
| Grange Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 58% | 0.5 mi |
| Grange Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Gomer Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| King's Academy GomerAcademy converter | No grade | 75% | 0.9 mi |
| Rowner Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Brockhurst Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 42% | 1 mi |
| King's Academy RownerAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 43% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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