Find the best primary schools in Basingstoke and Deane. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
Basingstoke and Deane has 58 primary schools, all in Hampshire council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 58, 16 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
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| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.9 / 5 |
| Rucstall Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Marnel Community Infant School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 4.8 / 5 |
| Oakridge Junior School | Mixed | 4.6 / 5 |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | Mixed | 4.4 / 5 |
| Old Basing Infant School |
There are 58 primary schools in Basingstoke and Deane.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. If you live in Basingstoke and Deane, that council is Hampshire. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 58 primary schools in Basingstoke and Deane, 16 have a religious character: 14 Church of England and 2 Roman Catholic. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are St Mark's Church of England Primary School (4.9), Rucstall Primary School (4.8), Marnel Community Infant School (4.8), St Bede's Catholic Primary School (4.8) and Oakridge Junior School (4.6). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 58 schools here, 55 have enough published data for a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.3 / 5 |
| Oakley Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Ashford Hill Primary School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Oakridge Infant School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Four Lanes Infant School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| Winklebury Infant School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Hatch Warren Infant School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| The Priory Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Overton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Oakley Church of England Junior School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 / 5 |
| Manor Field Junior School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Burghclere Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Kempshott Infant School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Castle Hill Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Kingsclere Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Preston Candover Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Marnel Junior School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Castle Hill Infant School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Kempshott Junior School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Bramley Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.9 / 5 |
| Woolton Hill Junior School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Manor Field Infant School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Whitchurch Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Great Binfields Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Mary Bourne Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Hatch Warren Junior School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Bishopswood Infant School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Four Lanes Community Junior School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Park View Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Cliddesden Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Kings Furlong Junior School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Bishopswood Junior School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Fairfields Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Chalk Ridge Primary School | Mixed | 3.1 / 5 |
| South View Junior School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Burnham Copse Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 / 5 |
| Winklebury Junior School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Tadley Community Primary School | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Merton Junior School | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| Chiltern Primary School | Mixed | 2.2 / 5 |
| Hounsome Fields Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| North Waltham Primary School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.