SCHOOL PROFILE

Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 116334
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 330 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Hampshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 258 258 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 125 48.4% of pupils
Male pupils 133 51.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.1%
16.3 pts above England
School 41.1%
Gosport 30.4%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.2%
14.1 pts below England
School 6.2%
Gosport 6.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Gosport 5.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.1%
235
Any other White background
2.7%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
5
African
0.8%
2
Bangladeshi
0.8%
2
Gypsy / Roma
0.8%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 36.1% 93 of 258 pupils
15.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 36.1%
Gosport 24.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 30.2% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 15.4 pts above
EHC plans 5.8% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 50
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Speech, language & communication 18
No specialist assessment yet 2
Physical disability 1
Vision impairment 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

51.0% 9.4 pts below England
School 51.0%
Gosport 52.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Gosport 68.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Gosport 65.5%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
Gosport 66.5%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.21 pts lower than England
School 6.01%
Gosport 6.28%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.68 pts higher than England
School 17.49%
Gosport 16.01%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.14 pts lower than England
School 0.66%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.2% 10.0 pts below England
Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School
78.2%
Gosport
88.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information