St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Overview: St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School requires improvement in the overall effectiveness and quality of education, but excels in behaviour and attitudes, and personal development. Pupils are happy and secure in a friendly and welcoming school, with a calm and orderly atmosphere that contributes to their well-being and enjoyment of school.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy and secure in a friendly and welcoming school.
• The school's calm, orderly atmosphere contributes to pupils' well-being and enjoyment of school.
• Pupils behave extremely well and show kindness and empathy to each other.
• The provision for pupils' personal development is exceptional, with very well-considered opportunities outside of the curriculum.
• The school's phonics programme is well-organised and provides the content required to support pupils' reading.
• Provision for pupils with SEND has improved, with pupils achieving well when the curriculum is adapted precisely to their individual needs.

Areas to improve:

• Pupil achievement is not yet consistently strong in reading, writing and mathematics, including for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Assessment information does not always inform teachers about how well pupils develop their understanding.
• The curriculum is not yet delivered effectively across all key stages, leading to pupils not achieving as well as they should.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.