Hatch Warren Infant School, Basingstoke

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hatch Warren Infant School is a happy, popular and high achieving school which is set in beautiful grounds. It is a well-resourced school which provides a bright and stimulating learning environment for our children. At Hatch Warren Infant School we place the happiness and well-being of every individual child at the heart of everything we do."

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Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 2pm, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026, an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 2pm and an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Hatch Warren Infant School as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hatch Warren Infant School are Hatch Warren Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths); Manor Field Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Manor Field Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); and St Mark's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 91% reading, 91% maths).

In 2026, 31 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 23 (9.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Basingstoke Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ellington Drive (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hatch Warren Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 134 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hatch Warren Infant School issued 3 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hatch Warren Infant School are Brighton Hill Community School (0.7 miles), The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (1.1 miles) and Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (1.2 miles).