School Chooser

Hatch Warren Infant School

Primary · ages 4-7MixedCouncil248 pupilsBasingstokeHampshire
School Chooser Score
10
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 4 to 22, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#14,495 of 16,041 in England#374 in HampshireHow it is worked out
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, June 2022
Attendance93.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families21%A bit fewer than most schools
Places22 spare248 pupils, 270 places
Pupils per teacher19.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll248Census January 2026

Hatch Warren Infant School is a council school in Basingstoke for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 248 pupils and room for 270. About 21 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 10 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Gershwin Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4PQ01256 350313hwis.hants.sch.ukMrs Sue Boorman headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 21 June 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full262 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
97% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (51 offers for 90 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary9014751– all offeredLA
2025 Primary9018984– all offeredLA
2024 Primary9019785– all offeredLA
2023 Primary9018364– all offeredLA
2022 Primary9020176– all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll248Census January 2026
Places27092% full
Pupils from low-income families21%21% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English19%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support13%31 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan9%23 pupils with a plan
Average class size27.67 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)19%£72,850 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls137 / 111
White British pupils63%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (47), emotional and mental health (4), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll248255249265254251
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals21%23%22%22%22%18%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language19%18%14%14%10%9%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–20%12%24%17%14%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–10%6%6%9%8%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.22024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.9%6.8%7.6%5.4%3.4%4.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.2%5.2%6.6%4.9%2.9%3.5%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.7%1.7%1.0%0.5%0.5%0.6%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.9%19.6%22.0%14.6%8.2%5.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.23.62.60.00.0––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.8full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher19.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants12.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,320
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher6.72024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,892England £7,738. Total £1.8m
Income per pupil£6,452England £7,697. Total £1.6m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,117England £3,480
Money in reserve-8%In the red: -£125k, -£491 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£112kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,892spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m16712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate55 per 1,000 people39% lower than the England average
Typical house price£372,000Basingstoke and Deane
Nearest bus stop120 mEllington Drive, 15 stops within 500 m

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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hatch Warren Junior SchoolCouncil70 m350Good 202431Compare
Manor Field Junior SchoolCouncil670 m214Good 202460Compare
Manor Field Infant SchoolCouncil670 m149Report card 202630Compare
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England750 m634Good 202384Compare
Kempshott Junior SchoolCouncil0.7 miles362Good 202356Compare
Kempshott Infant SchoolCouncil0.8 miles270Good 202252Compare
Chalk Ridge Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles283No overall grade 202424Compare
Park View Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles432Report card 202644Compare
Primary schools in HampshirePrimary schools in BasingstokeBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Hatch Warren Infant School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats0%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 10 is 38 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 13 · middle 48 · highest 97100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Hatch Warren Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Chalk Ridge Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles283No overall grade 202424Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 10 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 10% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 4 to 22. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection17% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.02
Ofsted grade, 4.2 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.48
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.24
2024/25; 181 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Hatch Warren Infant School a good school?

The figures are weak. Hatch Warren Infant School scores 10 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 4 to 22, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Hatch Warren Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Hatch Warren Infant School good at its last full inspection on 21 June 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How many pupils does Hatch Warren Infant School have?

248 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 92% full.

Is Hatch Warren Infant School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Hatch Warren Infant School?

Pupils were in school 93.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Hatch Warren Infant School?

The average class had 27.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Gershwin Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4PQ
Telephone
01256 350313
Website
www.hwis.hants.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Sue Boorman
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-7
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Hatch Warren & Beggarwood
Constituency
Basingstoke
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116137 · LAESTAB 8502470 · UKPRN 10075339
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from