Elson Junior School
Community primary school in Gosport (Hampshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
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We do apologise if you can not see what you are looking for, please call the school office if you need further help 02392 583754 Staff and pupils at Elson are rightly proud of our safe, inclusive and inspiring school where every child is encouraged to achieve their very best.
The school sits at the heart of our local community and we work extremely closely with families to ensure every child feels happy, supported and ready to succeed in school, whilst also delivering a first-class curriculum offer, ensuring pupils leave Elson ready for the next stage of their educational journey.
Our Elson Values of Compassion , Adaptability , Creativity and Integrity are lived daily through the way we behave in school, the way we treat each other and the way we approach our work. Underpinning all of these is our final value of Aspiration .
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Behaviour
- Recruitment
- Eco Council JRSO
- School Council
- Geography
- Music
- Mathematics
- English
- Science
- Art Design
- Computing
- History
- PSHE
- Modern Foreign Language
- Design and Technology
- Stormbreak
and 3 more
Key facts
- URN
- 116162
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Rooke | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Steven Standen | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Toni Dootson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hayley Masters | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Dixon | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Catherine Paradine | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Fiona Elizabeth Spain | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Cook Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Rachel Matthews Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Taylor Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record