Primary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
Upper Chestnut Drive, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 8YJ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- Places
- 180
- How full
- Full — 193 pupils against 180 places
- Girls / boys
- 91 / 102
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 19%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 23%
- English as an additional language
- 47%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 16%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Basingstoke and Deane 012A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 62%
- Households in social housing
- 15%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lauren Herring
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Brookvale & Kings Furlong
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- URN
- 151167
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Furlong Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 55% | 0.1 mi |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 74% | 0.4 mi |
| Fairfields Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 52% | 0.6 mi |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 58% | 0.6 mi |
| Chalk Ridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 51% | 0.8 mi |
| Winklebury Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1 mi |
| Winklebury Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 64% | 1 mi |
| Park View Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 62% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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