School Chooser

Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery

Primary · ages 2-7MixedAcademy193 pupilsNurseryBasingstokeHampshire
School Chooser Score
0
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 0 to 1
Out of 100. Better than 0% of the 50 schools most like it.
#15,984 of 16,041 in England#405 in HampshireHow it is worked out
OfstedRequires improvementLast Ofsted inspection, May 2023
Attendance93.6%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families32%A bit more than most schools
PlacesFull193 pupils, 180 places
Pupils per teacher20.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll193Census January 2026

Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery is a sponsored academy in Basingstoke for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 193 pupils, 13 more than it has places for. About 32 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 0 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 requires improvement, back in 2023.

Upper Chestnut Drive, Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ01256 327024kingsfurlonginfantschool.co.ukMrs Lauren Herring headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 16 May 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Requires improvement overall.

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

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places159 pupils for 180 places, 2024/25
88% full

About 21 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up.

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 (38 offers for 60 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary605938– all offeredLA
2025 Primary609460–LA
2024 Primary608745– all offeredLA
2023 Primary607450– all offeredLA
2022 Primary608755–LA

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 roll193Census January 2026
Places180107% full
Pupils from low-income families32%32% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English42%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support14%26 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%12 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.07 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils14%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)33%£83,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls102 / 91
White British pupils41%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (18), language and communications needs (14), emotional and mental health (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll193213
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals32%16%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language42%47%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–16%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.6%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school18.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils6.62024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.4%6.4%6.9%7.2%2.9%4.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.7%4.7%5.4%5.8%2.1%3.2%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.7%1.7%1.5%1.4%0.8%1.1%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence18.6%21.5%23.0%25.8%8.5%10.4%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate6.6––––––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions0––––––

† These attendance figures are for King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery, the school this one replaced in September 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

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

Teachers9.4full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher20.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants14.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,251
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.12024/25

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.

Spend per pupil£6,723England £7,128. Total £1.4m
Income per pupil£6,892England £7,587. Total £1.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,732England £3,405
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £90k, £422 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£36kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,723spent 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 m32312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate145 per 1,000 people59% higher than the England average
Typical house price£372,000Basingstoke and Deane
Nearest bus stop210 mKings Furlong Drive, 7 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
Kings Furlong Junior SchoolCouncil90 m227No overall grade 202525Compare
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England670 m312No overall grade 202593Compare
Fairfields Primary SchoolCouncil950 m403Good 202234Compare
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy970 m222Good 202453Compare
Chalk Ridge Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles283No overall grade 202424Compare
Winklebury Infant SchoolCouncil1.0 miles182Good 202311Compare
Winklebury Junior SchoolCouncil1.0 miles198Good 202227Compare
Park View Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles432Report card 202644Compare
Primary schools in HampshirePrimary schools in BasingstokeBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery with the 47 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 47 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 0 is 37 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 38 · highest 93100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery, 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
Kings Furlong Junior SchoolCouncil90 m227No overall grade 202525Compare
Manor Field Infant SchoolCouncil1.3 miles149Report card 202630Compare
Merton Junior SchoolCouncil1.6 miles245Good 202211Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 0 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 0% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 0 to 1. 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 inspection19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)well below
-1.78
Ofsted grade, 3.3 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years0%no data
–
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.24
2024/25; 129 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
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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 Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery a good school?

The figures are weak. Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery scores 0 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 0 to 1, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery requires improvement at its last full inspection on 16 May 2023.

How many pupils does Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery have?

193 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 107% full.

Is Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery oversubscribed?

Probably not. 21 places were empty in 2024/25 (12% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery?

Pupils were in school 93.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 19% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery?

The average class had 26.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 14% of classes 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
Upper Chestnut Drive, Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ
Telephone
01256 327024
Website
www.kingsfurlonginfantschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Lauren Herring
Type of school
Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
South Farnham Educational Trust (13 schools)
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward
Brookvale & Kings Furlong
Constituency
Basingstoke
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2024 (new provision)
URN
151167 · LAESTAB 8502068 · UKPRN 10095807
Formerly
King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from