Overall Oxbridge
#232
1 ranked schools · +421 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
29
Offers
8
Offer rate27.6%
-1.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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.
41
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 46% of England
Across 36 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.31/10, -0.05 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
12% Elite
Distribution across all Basingstoke schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Basingstoke vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 46%
Across all ranked Basingstoke schools
Top 43%Primaryavg #6,317 of 14,821
Top 63%Secondaryavg #2,389 of 3,803
Primary schools: 29 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,317
+7 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 43% of 14,821
% 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
+0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,317
+7 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 43% of 14,821
% 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
6.9/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,389
-13 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 63% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.46 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,389
-13 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 63% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.4
+4.3 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#234
1 ranked schools · +28 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
16
Offers
3
Offer rate18.8%
+2.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#713
1 ranked schools · -14 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
13
Offers
5
Offer rate38.5%
+1.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Basingstoke town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Basingstoke town
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School profiles in Basingstoke
Browse 46 local profile links across primary schools in basingstoke town, secondary schools in basingstoke town and other schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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