Oakridge Infant School
Oakridge Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Diane Charman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Oakridge Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 340
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 115859
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256321579
About this school
Oakridge Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 320 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Oakridge Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Oakridge Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 336 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oakridge Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 18.9% | 320 | — |
| Oakridge Junior School | 77% | 3.7% | 28.5% | 345 | 0.1 miles |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Merton Junior School | 46% | 4.1% | 34.9% | 245 | 0.4 miles |
| South View Junior School | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | 0.6 miles |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.92%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 7.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakridge Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Infant School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Chalk Ridge Primary School Primary
- Chiltern Primary School Primary
- Cliddesden Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School Primary
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primary
- Four Lanes Infant School Primary
- Great Binfields Primary School Primary
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Oakridge Infant School teach?
- Oakridge Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakridge Infant School?
- The headteacher of Oakridge Infant School is Miss Diane Charman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakridge Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oakridge Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Oakridge Infant School?
- Oakridge Infant School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Oakridge Infant School full?
- Oakridge Infant School has capacity for 340 pupils and 320 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oakridge Infant School a faith school?
- No. Oakridge Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Oakridge Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Oakridge Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Oakridge Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Oakridge Infant School is part of the Oakridge Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Oakridge Infant School's absence rate?
- Oakridge Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Oakridge Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oakridge Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.