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Marnel Community Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Shetland Road, Popley Way, Basingstoke RG24 9PT · marnel-inf.hants.sch.uk · 01256 329521
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.79 mi
- 1.27 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 356
- 99% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.79 mi (1.27 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 117 | 134 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 116 | 131 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 113 | 96 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 103 | 83 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 91 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.79 mi1.27 km | |
Ofsted
Marnel Community Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jan 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 82
- 23% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied