Four Lanes Community Junior School
Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Griffiths
- Federation
- Four Lanes Federation
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 116247
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256816326
About this school
Four Lanes Community Junior School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Four Lanes Community Junior 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 114 | 89 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 58% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 80% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Four Lanes Community Junior 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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Four Lanes Community Junior School compares
Four Lanes Community Junior School ranked 269th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4% | 18.1% | 358 | — |
| Four Lanes Infant School | — | 3.9% | 16% | 263 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Binfields Primary School | 66% | 3.5% | 12% | 415 | 0.7 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)
- 18.11%
- English as an additional language
- 17%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 6.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Four Lanes Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Great Binfields Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Community Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Four Lanes Community Junior School ranks 25th of the 27 ranked primary 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 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 Four Lanes Community Junior School teach?
- Four Lanes Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Four Lanes Community Junior School?
- The headteacher of Four Lanes Community Junior School is Mrs Ruth Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Four Lanes Community Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Four Lanes Community Junior 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 Four Lanes Community Junior School?
- Four Lanes Community Junior School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Four Lanes Community Junior School full?
- Four Lanes Community Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 358 on roll (99%), 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 Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Four Lanes Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Four Lanes Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Four Lanes Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Four Lanes Community Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Four Lanes Community Junior 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.
- How have Four Lanes Community Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Four Lanes Community Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Four Lanes Community Junior School ranked 269th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Four Lanes Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Four Lanes Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Four Lanes Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Four Lanes Community Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.