Four Lanes Infant School

Community school · Primary, ages 4 to 7 · Mixed

Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PQ

01256 324256 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 25 April 2023
Pupils263Room for 270 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 286 in 2019, 259 in 2021, 269 in 2022, 269 in 2023, 270 in 2024, 268 in 2025, 263 in 2026. Across England, primary state school pupil numbers were down 4% from 2019 to 2025.
First-choice applications per place1.088 for 90 places, September 2026
14th highest of 30 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 49% of 15,826 state primary schools in England.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 25 April 2023.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Hampshire. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about one first-choice application for every place.

Places offered90
Families who put it first88
Of those, offered a place79 (90%)
Families who listed it at all190

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 0.8 · 2025: 1.0 · 2026: 1.0

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Hampshire

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolHampshireEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
25th highest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 36% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
16.0% 20.3%* 26.3%
With an education, health and care plan
40th highest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 25% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
1.9% 4.3%* 3.5%
Receiving special educational needs support
28th highest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 18% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
9.7% 13.7%* 15.0%
English as an additional language
28th highest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 61% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
15.3% 11.6%* 23.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
11th lowest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Lower than 82% of 16,640 state primary schools in England.
3.9% 4.7%* 5.2%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
Joint 3rd lowest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Lower than 91% of 16,640 state primary schools in England.
4.8% 9.8%* 13.0%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
18th lowest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Lower than 42% of 16,651 state primary schools in England.
1.5 3.0 2.5
Pupils suspended at least once
18th lowest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Lower than 47% of 16,651 state primary schools in England.
0.7% 1.2% 1.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.01% 0.03%
Pupils per teacher
23rd highest of 42 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 52% of 16,642 state primary schools in England.
20.8 20.7 20.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
19th highest of 42 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 55% of 16,653 state primary schools in England.
11.0 10.6 10.6
Teachers who left during the year
28th highest of 41 state primary schools in Basingstoke.
Higher than 34% of 15,063 state primary schools in England.
8.6% 14.5%* 14.4%*

Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Four Lanes Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Four Lanes Infant School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 25 April 2023.

Is Four Lanes Infant School oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 88 families put Four Lanes Infant School as their first choice for 90 places: about one first-choice application for every place. 79 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.