Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery, Basingstoke

From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to welcome you to Kings Furlong Infant school and Nursery which is a busy, thriving school based near the centre of Basingstoke. We are an exciting and innovative, two-form entry infant school and nursery in the thriving area of Basingstoke. We work with our community to ensure their school is the very best it can be."

The school runs a breakfast club.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 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 Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery are Kings Furlong Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 68% maths); St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 89% maths); Fairfields Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 64% maths); and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 85% maths).

Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery is one of 13 schools run by South Farnham Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 95% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

42% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Asian (29%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 26 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 12 (6.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Basingstoke Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kings Furlong Drive (ne-bound), 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 394 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery issued 14 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery are Cranbourne (0.2 miles), The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (0.7 miles), Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.9 miles) and Brighton Hill Community School (1 mile).