Castle Hill Infant School, BASINGSTOKE
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Castle Hill Infant School excels at creating a caring, inclusive community where every child is valued and supported to succeed. Staff have high ambition for all pupils and provide exceptionally well-matched support for those with additional needs. The school combines a broad, ambitious curriculum with strong emphasis on language development, reading and early maths skills, ensuring children are well prepared for the next stage of their education.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on inclusion with early identification of needs and targeted support for all learners
- Calm, respectful behaviour across the school with warm relationships between staff and pupils
- Ambitious, well-planned curriculum with effective teaching of phonics, reading and early mathematical skills
- Excellent attendance rates and low persistent absence
- Comprehensive personal development programme embedding core values of community, appreciation and excellence
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in teaching quality across the curriculum that leaders are working to address
- Written work across some curriculum subjects not yet as high quality as English writing
- Early years staff sometimes miss opportunities to extend children's learning during play activities
- Further work needed to implement new curriculum approaches for writing across subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders and governors have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming (Year 2), cooking club, choir, multi-sports club, art club, board games club, recorders, farm visits, museum visits, garden visits
Castle Hill Infant School provides a nurturing, inclusive environment where pupils thrive and develop secure foundations for learning. The school places high expectations on all children and ensures every pupil receives tailored support to succeed.
At a Glance
11.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
174 pupils
180 capacity
6 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - BASINGSTOKE
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for BASINGSTOKE
Admissions Demand - Hampshire
Places available
15,583
Applications
13,385
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Hampshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.81404%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
125
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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