Park View Primary School, Basingstoke

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Park View Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to a great start in the early years at Park View School because staff establish consistent routines and warm, nurturing relationships."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders' work is highly effective in removing barriers to pupils' success."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a detailed and ambitious personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well and make notable progress from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils enjoy attending school because they feel safe and know they are valued individually."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum that reflects pupils' needs, including the most vulnerable."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, staff and governors share an unrelenting drive to remove barriers for pupils so they can thrive."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen oracy to help improve pupils' achievement in writing".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hello and welcome to Park View Primary School. I'm so pleased you've taken the time to find out more about us. Park View is a lively, welcoming school where children feel safe, supported and encouraged to be the very best they can be."

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Park View Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Park View Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 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 Park View Primary School are St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 85% maths); Chiltern Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 48% reading, 44% maths); Kempshott Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); and Kempshott Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 82% maths).

Park View Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

45.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Park View Primary School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Basingstoke Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Michaels Road (opposite), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 263 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, Park View Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Park View Primary School are Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (0.2 miles), The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (0.4 miles), Brighton Hill Community School (0.7 miles) and Cranbourne (1.1 miles).