South View Infant and Nursery School
Off Shooters Way, Basingstoke, RG21 5LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sheila Pape
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- South View Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 115975
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256321928
About this school
South View Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 211 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How South View Infant and Nursery 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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South View Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | — |
| South View Junior School | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | 0.1 miles |
| Oakridge Junior School | 77% | 3.7% | 28.5% | 345 | 0.6 miles |
| Marnel Junior School | 65% | 3.7% | 40.1% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| Oakridge Infant School | — | 4.2% | 18.9% | 320 | 0.6 miles |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.61%
- English as an additional language
- 31.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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South View Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Oakridge Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Oakridge Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Infant School and Nursery0.7 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 year groups does South View Infant and Nursery School teach?
- South View Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the executive headteacher of South View Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of South View Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Sheila Pape, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South View Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South View Infant and Nursery 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 big is South View Infant and Nursery School?
- South View Infant and Nursery School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is South View Infant and Nursery School full?
- South View Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 242 pupils and 211 on roll (87%), 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 South View Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. South View Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does South View Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South View Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs South View Infant and Nursery School?
- South View Infant and Nursery School is part of the South View Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does South View Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists South View Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is South View Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- South View Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does South View Infant and Nursery 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 South View Infant and Nursery 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.