King's Academy Brune Park
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King's Academy Brune Park is a sponsored academy in Gosport for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 1,167 pupils and room for 1,755. About 36 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 0 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2023.
Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BU023 9261 6000kgabrunepark.ukMiss Kerry Payne headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in serious weaknesses.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
239 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 239 | 271 | 243 | 252 | 249 | 201 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 33.0 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 36.7 | 35.2 | 39.8 | 45.2 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.92 | -0.93 | -0.76 | -0.80 | -0.41 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 16% | 20% | 16% | 25% | 17% | 21% | 44% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 37% | 40% | 37% | 49% | 41% | 45% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.80 | 2.77 | 2.60 | 3.12 | 2.66 | 3.03 | 3.98 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 7% | 19% | 13% | 38% | 4% | 16% | 32% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 25.3 | 22.3 | 25.6 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 32.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 38.0 | 36.0 | 34.9 | 39.4 | 38.3 | 42.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 20.4 | 22.1 | 27.0 | 21.4 | 19.6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 51.1 | 50.7 | 55.7 | 46.5 | 54.0 | – | – |
† These results are for Brune Park Community School, the school this one replaced in May 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 20 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Design & Technology (0% here, 50% across England), Classical Civilisation (20% here, 58% across England), Business (15% here, 51% across England), Physical Education (22% here, 56% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 238 | 2% | 22% | 46% | 53% | 3,132 of 3,211 |
| English Literature | 238 | 4% | 26% | 42% | 58% | 3,137 of 3,202 |
| English Language | 238 | 3% | 25% | 43% | 54% | 3,145 of 3,210 |
| Combined Science | 230 | 1% | 23% | 42% | 36% | 2,441 of 3,084 |
| History | 119 | 12% | 34% | 40% | 52% | 2,619 of 3,126 |
| Geography | 114 | 4% | 20% | 32% | 51% | 2,965 of 3,116 |
| Social Studies | 60 | 5% | 22% | 42% | 54% | 987 of 1,043 |
| Art and Design | 55 | 0% | 29% | 60% | 58% | 2,537 of 2,818 |
| Design & Technology | 53 | 0% | 0% | 2% | 50% | 1,471 of 1,478 |
| Business | 52 | 2% | 15% | 29% | 51% | 1,732 of 1,806 |
| Classical Civilisation | 45 | 7% | 20% | 36% | 58% | 40 of 45 |
| Physical Education | 37 | 8% | 22% | 54% | 56% | 1,448 of 1,559 |
| Drama | 22 | 14% | 55% | 77% | 60% | 554 of 844 |
| Film Studies | 21 | 14% | 38% | 38% | 52% | 92 of 122 |
| Computer Science | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | 56% | – |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 0% | 46% | 73% | 60% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | 49% | – |
| Physics | 6 | 33% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
| Chemistry | 6 | 83% | 100% | 100% | 81% | – |
| Biology | 6 | 50% | 100% | 100% | 82% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
381 places were empty (23% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (222 offers for 300 places).
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 51 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for secondary schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (77), Moderate learning difficulty (70), language and communications needs (45), Autistic spectrum disorder (37), Specific learning difficulty (28), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (10).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,167 | 1,277 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 36% | 37% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 6% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.6% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 12.1% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 4.0% | 5.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.7% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 2.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 28.1% | 36.3% | 42.1% | 38.9% | 14.9% | 19.9% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 93.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Brune Park Community School, the school this one replaced in May 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgemary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 814 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| King's Academy Bay House | Academy | 1.7 miles | 2,036 | No overall grade 2025 | 47 | Compare |
| Crofton School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 1,112 | Report card 2026 | 22 | Compare |
| Portchester Community School | Council | 2.6 miles | 688 | Good 2024 | 33 | Compare |
| Cams Hill School | Academy | 2.8 miles | 1,265 | Good 2019 | 70 | Compare |
| Fareham Academy | Academy | 3.0 miles | 888 | Report card 2026 | 7 | Compare |
| Ark Charter Academy | Academy | 3.2 miles | 883 | No overall grade 2024 | 25 | Compare |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | Roman Catholic | 3.2 miles | 1,157 | Outstanding 2022 | 95 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares King's Academy Brune Park with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 44 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than King's Academy Brune Park, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory School | Academy | 3.7 miles | 1,278 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| The Hamble School | Council | 8.6 miles | 1,139 | No overall grade 2025 | 45 | Compare |
| Oasis Academy Sholing | Academy | 11.0 miles | 1,030 | No overall grade 2025 | 23 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 0 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 0% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 1. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | well below | -0.31 | 2025 results; 239 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | well below | -0.69 | Ofsted grade, 3.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well below | -0.71 | Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 239 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.13 | 2024/25; 1,361 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.36 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 239 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 5% | in line | +0.00 | Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 51 responses |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is King's Academy Brune Park a good school?
The figures are weak. King's Academy Brune Park scores 0 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 0 to 1, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is King's Academy Brune Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated King's Academy Brune Park inadequate at its last full inspection on 6 June 2023.
How good are King's Academy Brune Park's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 16% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 33.0, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does King's Academy Brune Park have?
1,167 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,755 places, so it is 66% full.
Is King's Academy Brune Park oversubscribed?
Probably not. 381 places were empty in 2024/25 (23% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at King's Academy Brune Park?
Pupils were in school 89.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 28% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
What do parents say about King's Academy Brune Park?
78% of the 51 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 80% say their child is happy there. Across England, 77% of parents would recommend their child's school.
How big are the classes at King's Academy Brune Park?
The average class had 19.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 8% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does King's Academy Brune Park have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Military Road, Gosport, PO12 3BU
- Telephone
- 023 9261 6000
- Website
- kgabrunepark.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Kerry Payne
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- King's Group Academies (15 schools)
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Brockhurst & Privett
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2024 (fresh start)
- URN
- 150871 · LAESTAB 8504021 · UKPRN 10095432
- Formerly
- Brune Park Community School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Hampshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.