Chiltern Way Academy Futures
Chiltern Way Academy Futures is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Basingstoke for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 39 pupils and room for 62. About 64 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2022.
Ashwood Way, Chiltern Way Academy Futures, Basingstoke, RG23 8AA01256 474005Mr Benn Lee headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 27 September 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hampshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (19), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (1), Physical disability (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 39 | 31 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 64% | 45% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 61% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winklebury Junior School | Council | 400 m | 198 | Good 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| Winklebury Infant School | Council | 440 m | 182 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Castle Hill Infant School | Council | 0.7 miles | 174 | Report card 2026 | 54 | Compare |
| Saxon Wood School | Council | 0.7 miles | 45 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Castle Hill Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 651 | Good 2024 | 46 | Compare |
| Oakridge Infant School | Council | 0.8 miles | 320 | Report card 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Oakridge Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 345 | Good 2020 | 90 | Compare |
| Merton Junior School | Council | 1.0 miles | 245 | Good 2022 | 11 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Chiltern Way Academy Futures a good school?
Chiltern Way Academy Futures doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in September 2022.
What is Chiltern Way Academy Futures's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chiltern Way Academy Futures inadequate at its last full inspection on 27 September 2022.
How many pupils does Chiltern Way Academy Futures have?
39 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 62 places, so it is 63% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ashwood Way, Chiltern Way Academy Futures, Basingstoke, RG23 8AA
- Telephone
- 01256 474005
- Headteacher
- Mr Benn Lee
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Chiltern Way Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward
- Winklebury & Manydown
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2024 (fresh start)
- URN
- 150873 · LAESTAB 8501109 · UKPRN 10095251
- Formerly
- The Ashwood Academy
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.