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King's Academy Bay House

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Gomer Lane, Gosport PO12 2QP · kgabayhouse.uk · 023 9258 7931

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
43.8
average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
2,036
96% of 2,128 places
Local authority
Hampshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.3%
First language not English
7.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
King's Group Academies

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 308 families put the school first and 325 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 398 (Places 341)398September 2023: 373 (Places 344)373September 2024: 301 (Places 321)301September 2025: 319 (Places 332)319September 2026: 308 (Places 325)308Places 325
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20263253080.9100%
September 2025Sept 20253323191100%
September 2024Sept 20243213010.9100%
September 2023Sept 20233443731.1▲91%
September 2022Sept 20223413981.2▲84%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.8, and 40.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.1 (England 46.3)49.12017/18: 45.8 (England 46.5)45.82018/19: 47.2 (England 46.7)47.22021/22: 44.1 (England 48.8)44.12022/23: 40.7 (England 46.3)40.72023/24: 42.2 (England 45.9)42.22024/25: 43.8 (England 46.0)43.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼43.846.0
▼40.7%45.4%
▼59.6%64.8%
▼20.9%40.5%
▼3.804.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form32.8+0.4
Sixth form college19−0.5
Further education33.9+4.4
Other education0.9—
Apprenticeship3.7−1.9
Employment2.9−1.5
Not in a lasting destination4.3−1.9
Activity not captured2.6+0.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 33.1 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 35.6 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 34.9 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 37.8 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 40.6 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 35.2 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 38.0 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 37.0 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
116 studentsB- (37)Above average +0.34
116 studentsB- (37)Above average +0.33
38 studentsMerit (26.6)Average +0.10
17%AAB or better
89.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24161B- (38)+0.36
2022/23196B- (35.2)—
2021/22209B (40.6)—
2018/19236B- (37.8)+0.56
2017/18228C+ (34.9)+0.39
2016/17222B- (35.6)+0.43
2015/16245C+ (33.1)+0.23

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University58.2+1.2
Further and other education1−0.8
Further education0.5—
Other education0.5—
Apprenticeship7.6+2.6
Employment23.4−3.7
Not in a lasting destination7.6+2.6
Activity not captured2.2−1.9

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected King's Academy Bay House on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
7 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Mar 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
97%
Replies
63
3% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲84% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲97% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲90% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲95% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲84% agreeEngland 43%

based on 13 parents (21%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼41% agreeEngland 63%

based on 12 parents (19%) with SEND

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