Great Binfields Primary School, Basingstoke
Great Binfields Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Basingstoke. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 27 schools in Basingstoke with published results, and 4,333rd of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Great Binfields Primary School in detail
Great Binfields Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On the children's class pages (and in Latest News again too) you can read reports from visits, see examples of super learning and explore links to recommended websites to support learning at home. Please visit regularly or perhaps set Great Binfields as your home page!"
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Great Binfields Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 75% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Great Binfields Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Great Binfields Primary School as their first choice and 217 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 19 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Great Binfields Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Great Binfields Primary School are Four Lanes Community Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 58% maths); Four Lanes Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School (1 mile, Outstanding, 85% reading, 78% maths); and Old Basing Infant School (1 mile, Good).
Great Binfields Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
Four Lanes Community Junior SchoolFour Lanes Infant SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolOld Basing Infant School
Who goes there
10.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 41 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 14 (3.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Great Binfields Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment: 6 places, 4 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Basingstoke Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Centre Court (e-bound), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Great Binfields Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Great Binfields Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
10.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Vision
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 69% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 69% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Great Binfields Primary School
Year 4 Saxons vs Vikings Day!
25 Sep 2026
Year 6 Catapulting Chaos
17 Sep 2026
Year 5 Basing House Fun
11 Sep 2026
Transition Day 2026
2 Jul 2026
Year 6 - Day of Fun!
5 Jun 2026
Kicking off Creativity Week
4 Jun 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Great Binfields Primary School is in Hampshire; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Great Binfields Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
418 pupils
420 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Basingstoke
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Basingstoke
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,642
Applications
12,982
Got 1st preference
93.4%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
13.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Great Binfields Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment: 6 places, 4 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
415
Total Pupils
223
Boys
192
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,301
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,125
Per pupil
£2330k
Total funding
£56k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.5%
Overall absence
5.0%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Great Binfields Primary School
What are SATs results like at Great Binfields Primary School?
Of the pupils at Great Binfields Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Great Binfields Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Great Binfields Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Great Binfields Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Great Binfields Primary School is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Great Binfields Primary School?
Great Binfields Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Great Binfields Primary School?
Classes at Great Binfields Primary School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Great Binfields Primary School?
Great Binfields Primary School has around 415 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Great Binfields Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Great Binfields Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment: 6 places, 4 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Great Binfields Primary School?
3.5% of sessions were missed at Great Binfields Primary School in 2024/25. 5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Great Binfields Primary School?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Great Binfields Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Great Binfields Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Great Binfields Primary School?
Great Binfields Primary School is at Binfields Farm Lane, Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8AJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)