# Marnel Junior School

Marnel Junior School is a primary school in Basingstoke and Deane, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 460 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148385. [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 460
- Council: Basingstoke and Deane
- URN: 148385

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), January 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 23 January 2024
- 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.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Marnel Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Hampshire and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Marnel Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marnel-community-infant-school-e116023): 90 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023
- [Chiltern Way Academy Austen](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-way-academy-austen-e148343): 600 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): 810 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): 970 m. Primary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024
- [South View Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-view-junior-school-e115860): 1.1 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): 1.1 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/148385)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148385)

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