Schools in Basingstoke and Deane
75 state-funded schools, 24,762 pupils. 90.1% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
3 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Basingstoke and Deane?
Basingstoke and Deane has 75 state-funded schools teaching 24,762 pupils. 58 primary, 10 secondary, 6 special.
What percentage of schools in Basingstoke and Deane are Good or Outstanding?
90.1% of the 71 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Basingstoke and Deane are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 59 Good. 4 require improvement and 3 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Basingstoke and Deane are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Basingstoke and Deane: Marnel Junior School, Marnel Community Infant School, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School, Dove House Academy, Rucstall Primary School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Marnel Junior SchoolPrimary459Outstanding 2024
- Marnel Community Infant SchoolPrimary354Outstanding 2023
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolPrimary348Outstanding 2021
- Dove House AcademySpecial234Outstanding 2019
- Rucstall Primary SchoolPrimary201Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 58 | 55 | 96.4% |
| Secondary | 10 | 9 | 66.7% |
| Special | 6 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 0% |
Every school in Basingstoke and Deane
Showing 20 of 75 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brighton Hill Community School Grade inherited from previous URN 116441 | Secondary | 1,282 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Costello School | Secondary | 1,222 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Hurst School | Secondary | 1,014 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cranbourne | Secondary | 987 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
Testbourne Community School | Secondary | 940 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke Grade inherited from previous URN 116427 | Secondary | 896 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School | Secondary | 891 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Vyne Community School | Secondary | 746 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Everest Community Academy | Secondary | 733 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Castle Hill Primary School | Primary | 646 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 626 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Clere School | Secondary | 468 | Inadequate2025Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Marnel Junior School | Primary | 459 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bramley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 457 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 451 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 441 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park View Primary School | Primary | 434 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fairfields Primary School | Primary | 416 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Binfields Primary School | Primary | 416 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kempshott Junior School | Primary | 371 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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