Castle Hill Infant School
Greenbank, Winklebury Way, Basingstoke, RG23 8BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Fitzpatrick
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 116041
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256898300
About this school
Castle Hill Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 174 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill 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
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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Castle Hill 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Hill Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 14.9% | 174 | — |
| Castle Hill Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 20% | 651 | 0.0 miles |
| Winklebury Infant School | — | 6.9% | 26% | 182 | 0.5 miles |
| Winklebury Junior School | 64% | 6.2% | 32.6% | 198 | 0.5 miles |
| Chiltern Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 47% | 170 | 0.6 miles |
| Park View Primary School | 62% | 6% | 55% | 432 | 1.0 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 report12 May 2026
- 8 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.92%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castle Hill Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Winklebury Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Winklebury Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Chiltern Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Park View Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
- 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
- Kempshott Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Castle Hill Infant School teach?
- Castle Hill Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Hill Infant School?
- The headteacher of Castle Hill Infant School is Mrs Emma Fitzpatrick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Hill Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill Infant School?
- Castle Hill Infant School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Castle Hill Infant School full?
- Castle Hill Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 174 on roll (97%), 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 Castle Hill Infant School a faith school?
- No. Castle Hill Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Hill Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castle Hill Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Castle Hill Infant School's absence rate?
- Castle Hill Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Castle Hill 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 Castle Hill 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 15 July 2026.