Marnel Community Infant School
Shetland Road, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Giles-Cox
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 356
- URN
- 116023
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256329521
About this school
Marnel Community Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 356 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Marnel Community 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 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marnel Community Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3% | 31.9% | 356 | — |
| Marnel Junior School | 65% | 3.7% | 40.1% | 460 | 0.1 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| South View Junior School | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | 0.7 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)
- 31.92%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.99%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Marnel Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Junior School0.7 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 Marnel Community Infant School teach?
- Marnel Community Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Marnel Community Infant School?
- The headteacher of Marnel Community Infant School is Mrs Susan Giles-Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marnel Community Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marnel Community 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 big is Marnel Community Infant School?
- Marnel Community Infant School has 356 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Marnel Community Infant School full?
- Marnel Community Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 356 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marnel Community Infant School a faith school?
- No. Marnel Community Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marnel Community Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marnel Community Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Marnel Community Infant School's absence rate?
- Marnel Community Infant School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Marnel Community 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 Marnel Community 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.