Hatch Warren Infant School
Gershwin Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Boorman
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 248
- URN
- 116137
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256350313
About this school
Hatch Warren Infant School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 248 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hatch Warren 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
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 Hatch Warren 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hatch Warren Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 23.1% | 248 | — |
| Hatch Warren Junior School | 59% | 5.2% | 28.2% | 350 | 0.0 miles |
| Manor Field Junior School | 72% | 5.1% | 40.9% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| Manor Field Infant School | — | 4.8% | 26.7% | 149 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 81% | 4.1% | 9.9% | 634 | 0.5 miles |
| Kempshott Junior School | 78% | 5.2% | 14% | 362 | 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)
- 23.14%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.92%
- Persistent absence
- 19.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hatch Warren Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Manor Field Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Manor Field Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Kempshott Junior School0.7 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 Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
- Kempshott Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hatch Warren Infant School teach?
- Hatch Warren Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Hatch Warren Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hatch Warren Infant School is Mrs Sue Boorman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hatch Warren Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hatch Warren 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 Hatch Warren Infant School?
- Hatch Warren Infant School has 248 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hatch Warren Infant School full?
- Hatch Warren Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 248 on roll (92%), 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 Hatch Warren Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hatch Warren Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hatch Warren Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hatch Warren Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Hatch Warren Infant School's absence rate?
- Hatch Warren Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hatch Warren 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 Hatch Warren 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.