Primary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Marnel Community Infant School
Shetland Road, Popley Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9PT
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 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
- 356
- Places
- 360
- How full
- Nearly full — 356 of 360 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 174 / 182
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 5%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 32%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- With an EHC plan
- 8%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Basingstoke and Deane 007L, 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
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 28%
- Households in social housing
- 53%
- Households with no car
- 31%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Susan Giles-Cox
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Popley
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- URN
- 116023
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marnel Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Outstanding 2024 | 65% | 0.1 mi |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 85% | 0.5 mi |
| South View Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0.7 mi |
| South View Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Merton Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Merton Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 46% | 0.8 mi |
| Oakridge Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 1 mi |
| Great Binfields Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 66% | 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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