Manor Field Infant School
Haydn Road, Brighton Hill, Basingstoke, RG22 4DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lawrence Britt
- Federation
- The Manor Field Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 116055
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256350300
About this school
Manor Field Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor Field 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
- Expected 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
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Manor Field 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Field Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 26.7% | 149 | — |
| Manor Field Junior School | 72% | 5.1% | 40.9% | 214 | 0.0 miles |
| Hatch Warren Infant School | — | 6.9% | 23.1% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Hatch Warren Junior School | 59% | 5.2% | 28.2% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| Chalk Ridge Primary School | 51% | 5% | 23.4% | 283 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.67%
- English as an additional language
- 36.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
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Manor Field Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Hatch Warren Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Hatch Warren Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Chalk Ridge Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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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 Manor Field Infant School teach?
- Manor Field Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Field Infant School?
- The headteacher of Manor Field Infant School is Mr Lawrence Britt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Field Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Field 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 Manor Field Infant School?
- Manor Field Infant School has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Manor Field Infant School full?
- Manor Field Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 149 on roll (83%), 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 Manor Field Infant School a faith school?
- No. Manor Field Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Manor Field Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Manor Field Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Manor Field Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Manor Field Infant School is part of the The Manor Field Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Manor Field Infant School's absence rate?
- Manor Field Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Manor Field 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 Manor Field 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.