Kempshott Infant School
Old Down Close, Homestead Road, Basingstoke, RG22 5LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Potter
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 116036
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256461795
About this school
Kempshott Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kempshott 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Kempshott 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 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 262 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kempshott Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 8% | 270 | — |
| Kempshott Junior School | 78% | 5.2% | 14% | 362 | 0.0 miles |
| Hatch Warren Junior School | 59% | 5.2% | 28.2% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Hatch Warren Infant School | — | 6.9% | 23.1% | 248 | 0.8 miles |
| Park View Primary School | 62% | 6% | 55% | 432 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 9.9% | 634 | 0.8 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)
- 8.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 7.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kempshott Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Hatch Warren Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Hatch Warren Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Park View Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.8 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 Kempshott Infant School teach?
- Kempshott Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Kempshott Infant School?
- The headteacher of Kempshott Infant School is Mrs Nicola Potter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kempshott Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kempshott 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 Kempshott Infant School?
- Kempshott Infant School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Kempshott Infant School full?
- Kempshott Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 270 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Kempshott Infant School a faith school?
- No. Kempshott Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kempshott Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kempshott Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Kempshott Infant School's absence rate?
- Kempshott Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Kempshott 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 Kempshott 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.