Marnel Community Infant School
Shetland Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9PT
356 pupils · 99% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 March 2023, published 18 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 117 | 134 | 224 | 117 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 116 | 131 | 231 | 116 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 113 | 96 | 190 | 108 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 103 | 83 | 160 | 94 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 118 | 91 | 157 | 110 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 120 | 105 | 170 | 120 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 120 | 108 | 175 | 120 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 114 | 100 | 162 | 112 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Marnel Junior School 0.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- South View Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- South View Junior School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Merton Infant School and Nursery 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Merton Junior School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.