Overall Oxbridge
#312
1 ranked schools · +602 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
26
Offers
4
Offer rate15.4%
-7.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Basingstoke
Post-war estates and a modernised town centre wrap around an old market core that dates to Domesday, giving Basingstoke its layered character in the valleys of north Hampshire. South Ham is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments, and Black Dam has long drawn families competing for school places around its woodland park to the east. Popley and Brighton Hill extend the residential fabric northward. South Western Railway links the town to Southampton Central in around forty minutes, with Winchester reachable in under twenty, placing Basingstoke within straightforward reach of Hampshire's main centres. Around 108,000 people call Basingstoke home, spread across the wider borough of Basingstoke and Deane, with Kingsmill among the town's established residential districts.
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Primary
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7
Secondary
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2
Post-16
colleges
5
Special
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1
Other
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of which3sixth forms·10faith56 total
Area Performance
Basingstoke schools rank in the top 45% of England
Across 39 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.46/10, +0.07 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
12% Elite
Distribution across all Basingstoke schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Basingstoke vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 45%
Across all ranked Basingstoke schools
Top 42%Primaryavg #6,206 of 14,853
Top 61%Secondaryavg #2,322 of 3,824
Top 48%Sixth formavg #1,217 of 2,536
Primary schools: 29 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,206
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,427
top 42% of 14,853
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
67%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,206
+8 pts vs medianmedian 7,427
top 42% of 14,853
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
67%
+5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
10%
+2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,322
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,912
top 61% of 3,824
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,322
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,912
top 61% of 3,824
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.5/10
+0.76 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,217
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,268
top 48% of 2,536
% A*-A at A-Level
22%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.5/10
+0.76 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,217
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,268
top 48% of 2,536
% A*-A at A-Level
22%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#243
1 ranked schools · +10 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
18
Offers
3
Offer rate16.7%
+1.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,729
1 ranked schools · -956 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
8
Offers
1
Offer rate12.5%
-16.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Basingstoke town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Basingstoke town
Local directory
School profiles in Basingstoke
Browse 42 local profile links across primary schools in basingstoke town, secondary schools in basingstoke town and sixth forms in basingstoke town. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
Primary schools in Basingstoke town
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Secondary schools in Basingstoke town
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Sixth forms in Basingstoke town
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