Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Gosport, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.81 miles
Published by Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Gosport, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.81 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.81 miles away, the 17th shortest of 88 Hampshire primary schools with a published 2026 last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2024 and nearer than in 2019.
- Reception 2026 had 59 first-choice applications for 59 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queen's Road, Gosport, PO12 1JD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 361 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and inclusive school, where the values of love, courage and friendship are carefully woven through the curriculum.”
- “These values are lived out by staff and pupils alike.”
- “This helps to create a nurturing environment, where pupils develop a deep sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “However, the school knows that pupils did not achieve as well as they should have in reading last year and have taken swift action to address this.”
- “However, sometimes the tasks that pupils complete in reading lessons do not give them enough opportunity to apply their reading skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 59 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Haselworth Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Brockhurst Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Elson Junior School 1.1 mi Good