# Marnel Community Infant School

Marnel Community Infant School is a primary school in Basingstoke and Deane, for pupils aged 4 to 7.

It had 356 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E116023. [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 7
- Pupils: 356
- Council: Basingstoke and Deane
- URN: 116023

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Marnel Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marnel-junior-school-e148385): 90 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chiltern Way Academy Austen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-way-academy-austen-e148343): 670 m. Special. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e116380): 840 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [South View Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-view-infant-and-nursery-school-e115975): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024
- [South View Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-view-junior-school-e115860): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Merton Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-infant-school-and-nursery-e116004): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/116023)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/116023)

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