St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Belle Vue Road, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Lillywhite
- Diocese
- Diocese of Winchester
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 116350
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256465092
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 357 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
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
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 83 | 79 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 59% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 14% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 78% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 62% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 349 |
| 2024/25 | 348 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School compares
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School ranked 153rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3% | 8.3% | 357 | — |
| Old Basing Infant School | — | 3.2% | 3.1% | 249 | 0.1 miles |
| Great Binfields Primary School | 66% | 3.5% | 12% | 415 | 1.0 miles |
| Rucstall Primary School | 90% | 4.1% | 21.4% | 204 | 1.6 miles |
| Four Lanes Community Junior School | 47% | 4% | 18.1% | 358 | 1.6 miles |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 1.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 9 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.33%
- English as an additional language
- 9.5%
- Overall absence
- 2.99%
- Persistent absence
- 5.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Basing Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Great Binfields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Rucstall Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Four Lanes Community Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Infant and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School ranks 15th 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 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 year groups does St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School teach?
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School is Mrs Gemma Lillywhite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 big is St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School?
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School full?
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 357 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 St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Does St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School rank locally?
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School ranked 153rd of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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.