Rowner Infant School
Copse Lane, Rowner, Gosport, PO13 0DHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Rowner Infant School is a primary school in Gosport for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 June 2024, report published 11 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 June 2024
Rowner Infant School is welcoming, inclusive and nurturing. Staff care deeply for the pupils' well-being. As a result, pupils are happy and safe. They behave well in classrooms, when moving around the school and in the playground. The school's behaviour values of 'be kind, safe and ready' underpin all that it does. These expectations encourage pupils to be independent and to take responsibility for their own learning and behaviour. The school has made significant improvements to the curriculum since the last inspection. It has high expectations for pupils' achievement. Staff establish strong links with families from the outset. Children in early years receive carefully considered provision to meet their varied starting points. This enables pupils to get a good start to their education, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils' learning is enriched with experiences throughout the curriculum. For example, links with the local naval community are strong. The school ensures all pupils have experiences to enhance their appreciation of local history. Through careful teaching, pupils develop a strong understanding of their own and others' feelings. Pupils learn to respect differences in others and know that being unkind to others is wrong.
What the school should improve
- The implementation of the revised curriculum is embedding, including early reading. Consequently, some pupils' learning is not consistently secure in phonics and some other subjects. The school should ensure that the intended curriculum is fully implemented and monitored effectively to help pupils remember and use important subject knowledge.
- Teachers do not always provide tasks that are matched to pupils' current knowledge, including for some pupils with SEND. This means that some pupils do not always learn as well as they should and sometimes display disengaged behaviour. The school should ensure that teachers effectively use assessment processes to adapt their teaching to meet the needs of all pupils in all subjects.
Pupil numbers and mix
145 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Rowner Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Academy Rowner | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
| Grange Infant School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Grange Junior School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Bedenham Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
| Holbrook Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 42% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Bedson
- Phone
- 01329280807
- Address
- Copse Lane, Rowner, Gosport, PO13 0DH
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- URN
- 116168
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.