Elson Infant School
Elson Lane, Gosport, PO12 4EU
206 pupils · 76% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 March 2024, published 6 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 59 | 105 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 65 | 65 | 118 | 65 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 66 | 66 | 126 | 66 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 79 | 75 | 116 | 79 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 75 | 72 | 123 | 75 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 82 | 76 | 117 | 79 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 76 | 138 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 79 | 70 | 122 | 76 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Elson Junior School 0.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Brockhurst Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- King's Academy Rowner 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rowner Infant School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.