King's Academy Brune Park
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Hampshire
Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BU
–
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.5%
28.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,167
Capacity used
Has space66%
1,755 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
190 of 190 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
319
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 190 | 190 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 104 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 319 | 194 | 61% |
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kerry Payne
- Address
- Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BU
- Phone
- 02392616000
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Brockhurst & Privett · Gosport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150871
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
1,167 pupils · 1,755 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,361 pupils
Attendance
89.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 16.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 36.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 238 | 2% | 22% | 46% | |
| English Language | 238 | 3% | 25% | 43% | |
| English Literature | 238 | 4% | 26% | 42% | |
| Combined Science | 230 | 1% | 23% | 42% | |
| History | 119 | 12% | 34% | 39% | |
| Geography | 114 | 4% | 20% | 32% | |
| Social Studies | 60 | 5% | 22% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 0% | 29% | 60% | |
| Design & Technology | 53 | 0% | 0% | 2% | |
| Business | 52 | 2% | 15% | 29% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 45 | 7% | 20% | 36% | |
| Physical Education | 37 | 8% | 22% | 54% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.