OFSTED
7 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,036
2,036 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,025
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
1,011
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.6 pts
below England
School
20.2%
Gosport
30.4%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Gosport
6.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.3 pts
above England
School
8.3%
Gosport
5.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.4%
1,699
Any other White background
4.0%
81
African
2.2%
44
White and Asian
1.4%
29
Indian
1.1%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
22
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.6%
399 of
2,036 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
43.8
4.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.07 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.11 pts
higher than
England
School
9.33%
Gosport
6.28%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.97 pts
higher than
England
School
24.79%
Gosport
16.01%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.37 pts
higher than
England
School
5.17%
Gosport
2.00%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.7%
3.4 pts
above England
King's Academy Bay House
95.7%
Gosport
93.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.