Four Lanes Infant School
Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Griffiths
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Federation
- Four Lanes Federation
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 116082
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256324256
About this school
Four Lanes Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 263 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Four Lanes 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 268 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Four Lanes Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 16% | 263 | — |
| Four Lanes Community Junior School | 47% | 4% | 18.1% | 358 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Binfields Primary School | 66% | 3.5% | 12% | 415 | 0.8 miles |
| Marnel Community Infant School | — | 3% | 31.9% | 356 | 1.1 miles |
| Marnel Junior School | 65% | 3.7% | 40.1% | 460 | 1.1 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 451 | 1.6 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)
- 16.04%
- English as an additional language
- 15.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 4.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Four Lanes Community Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Great Binfields Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Community Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Marnel Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.6 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
- 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 year groups does Four Lanes Infant School teach?
- Four Lanes Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Four Lanes Infant School?
- The headteacher of Four Lanes Infant School is Mrs Ruth Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Four Lanes Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Four Lanes 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 Four Lanes Infant School?
- Four Lanes Infant School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Four Lanes Infant School full?
- Four Lanes Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 263 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 Four Lanes Infant School a faith school?
- No. Four Lanes Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Is Four Lanes Infant School a selective school?
- No. Four Lanes Infant School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Four Lanes Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Four Lanes Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Four Lanes Infant School?
- Four Lanes Infant School is part of the Four Lanes Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Four Lanes Infant School's absence rate?
- Four Lanes Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Four Lanes 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 Four Lanes 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.