What is King's Academy Bay House's Ofsted rating?

King's Academy Bay House received a Good rating from Ofsted following its 2025 inspection.

What do parents say about King's Academy Bay House?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 349 responses): 65% of parents would recommend King's Academy Bay House.

What are King's Academy Bay House's latest exam results?

King's Academy Bay House: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.8. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is King's Academy Bay House located?

King's Academy Bay House is a secondary school in Gosport, Hampshire (PO12 2QP).

How many pupils attend King's Academy Bay House?

King's Academy Bay House has around 2,003 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare King's Academy Bay House with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

King's Academy Bay House

Gomer Lane, Gosport, PO12 2QP

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Good

Jan 2025

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

43.8school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

43.8

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

17.6%

Basics 9-5

40.4%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

43.8

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	40.7	46.4
2023/24	42.2	46.4
2024/25	43.8	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.36	0.00
2023/24	-0.07	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

20.9%

EBacc APS

3.80

EBacc 9-5

8.4%

EBacc 9-4

13.7%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

36.95

A*-A Grades

23.1%

A*-B Grades

57.8%

AAB+ %

17.0%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 148 students entered

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

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2.66 km away · Academy sponsor led

Inadequate

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4.16 km away · Academy sponsor led

Requires improvement

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4.58 km away · Other independent school

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