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EnglandBasingstoke

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.

Area Performance

Basingstoke schools rank in the top 44% of England

Across 39 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.51/10, +0.13 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

11% Elite

Distribution across all Basingstoke schools

11%
28%
49%
8%
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding

Basingstoke vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 44%

Across all ranked Basingstoke schools

Top 41%Primaryavg #6,098 of 14,978
Top 59%Secondaryavg #2,263 of 3,862
Top 48%Sixth formavg #1,216 of 2,555

Primary schools: 29 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,098
+9 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 41% of 14,978

% 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
7.5/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,098
+9 pts vs medianmedian 7,489

top 41% of 14,978

% 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
-0.27 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,263
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,931

top 59% of 3,862

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.27 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,263
-9 pts vs medianmedian 1,931

top 59% of 3,862

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
#1,216
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,278

top 48% of 2,555

% 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
#1,216
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,278

top 48% of 2,555

% 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%

Overall Oxbridge

#312

1 ranked schools · +602 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

26

Offers

4

Offer rate15.4%
-7.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#243

1 ranked schools · +10 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

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 1,881

Applications

8

Offers

1

Offer rate12.5%
-16.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%

Local directory

School profiles in Basingstoke

Browse 50 local profile links across primary schools, secondary schools and sixth forms. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.

Primary schools

41 local matches

Rankings
  • Rucstall Primary School

    BasingstokeState#1 locallyElite

  • St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    BasingstokeState#2 locallyElite

  • St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    BasingstokeState#3 locallyExcellent

  • North Waltham Primary School

    BasingstokeState#4 locallyGood

  • St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School

    BasingstokeState#5 locallyElite

  • Marnel Junior School

    BasingstokeState#6 locallyElite

  • St Mark's Church of England Primary School

    BasingstokeState#7 locallyGood

  • Preston Candover Church of England Primary School

    BasingstokeState#8 locallyExcellent

  • Overton Church of England Primary School

    BasingstokeState#9 locallyExcellent

  • Oakridge Junior School

    BasingstokeState#10 locallyGood

  • Castle Hill Primary School

    BasingstokeState#11 locallyExcellent

  • Kempshott Junior School

    BasingstokeState#12 locallyGood

  • Oakley Church of England Junior School

    BasingstokeState#13 locallyGood

  • Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School

    BasingstokeState#14 locallyGood

  • Manor Field Junior School

    BasingstokeState#15 locallyGood

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    BasingstokeState#16 locallyExcellent

  • Great Binfields Primary School

    BasingstokeState#17 locallyGood

  • Cliddesden Primary School

    BasingstokeState#18 locallyGood

  • Winklebury Junior School

    BasingstokeState#19 locallyGood

  • Fairfields Primary School

    BasingstokeState#20 locallyExcellent

  • Park View Primary School

    BasingstokeState#21 locallyGood

  • Hatch Warren Junior School

    BasingstokeState#22 locallyGood

  • South View Junior School

    BasingstokeState#23 locallyGood

  • Chalk Ridge Primary School

    BasingstokeState#24 locallyGood

  • Kings Furlong Junior School

    BasingstokeState#25 locallyGood

  • Four Lanes Community Junior School

    BasingstokeState#26 locallyGood

  • Merton Junior School

    BasingstokeState#27 locallyGood

  • Chiltern Primary School

    BasingstokeState#28 locallyDeveloping

  • Four Lanes Infant School

    BasingstokeStateExcellent

  • Hatch Warren Infant School

    BasingstokeStateGood

  • Hounsome Fields Primary School

    BasingstokeState

  • Kempshott Infant School

    BasingstokeStateGood

  • Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery

    BasingstokeStateDeveloping

  • Manor Field Infant School

    BasingstokeStateGood

  • Marnel Community Infant School

    BasingstokeStateElite

  • Merton Infant School

    BasingstokeStateExcellent

  • Oakley Infant School

    BasingstokeStateExcellent

  • Oakridge Infant School

    BasingstokeStateExcellent

  • Old Basing Infant School

    BasingstokeStateGood

  • South View Infant and Nursery School

    BasingstokeStateGood

  • Winklebury Infant School

    BasingstokeStateGood

Secondary schools

7 local matches

Rankings
  • Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School

    BasingstokeState#1 locallyExcellent

  • The Costello School

    BasingstokeState#2 locallyExcellent

  • Brighton Hill Community School

    BasingstokeState#3 locallyExcellent

  • Cranbourne

    BasingstokeState#4 locallyExcellent

  • The Vyne Community School

    BasingstokeState#5 locallyGood

  • Everest Community Academy

    BasingstokeState#6 locallyDeveloping

  • The Blue Coat School Basingstoke

    BasingstokeState#7 locallyDeveloping

Sixth forms

2 local matches

Rankings
  • Queen Mary's College

    BasingstokeState#1 locallyInformation not available

  • Basingstoke College of Technology

    BasingstokeStateInformation not available

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