1
Rucstall Primary School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG21 3EX
1
15 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Basingstoke and Deane
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Basingstoke and Deane. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
58
Outstanding
5
Good
46
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 85% · RI: 4% · I: 2%
2
Marnel Junior School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG24 9PT
1
4 Mar 2024
3
Marnel Community Infant School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG24 9PT
1
18 May 2023
4
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG24 7DE
1
14 Dec 2021
5
Overton Church of England Primary School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG25 3ES
1
9 Sep 2014
6
Four Lanes Community Junior School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG24 8PQ
2
15 Jul 2024
7
Hatch Warren Junior School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG22 4PQ
2
10 Jun 2024
8
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG22 6RE
2
20 May 2024
9
Castle Hill Primary School
Basingstoke • Hampshire • RG23 8BN
2
29 Feb 2024
10
Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School
Newbury • Berkshire • RG20 4UA
2
11 Jul 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Kempshott Junior School 2 • Jun 2023
- Four Lanes Infant School 2 • Jun 2023
- Oakley Infant School 2 • Mar 2023
- St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill 2 • Mar 2023
- Preston Candover Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- St Mary Bourne Primary School 2 • Feb 2023
- Fairfields Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Great Binfields Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- Old Basing Infant School 2 • Sep 2022
- Hatch Warren Infant School 2 • Sep 2022