Great Binfields Primary School
Binfields Farm Lane, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Nicola Lyddon
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 132212
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256460532
About this school
Great Binfields Primary School is a community primary school in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Binfields Primary 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
- Early years
- 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 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 54% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 69% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 71% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Great Binfields Primary 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 | 61% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 416 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Binfields Primary School compares
Great Binfields Primary School ranked 138th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 3.5% | 12% | 415 | — |
| Four Lanes Community Junior School | 47% | 4% | 18.1% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
| Four Lanes Infant School | — | 3.9% | 16% | 263 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 65% | 3% | 8.3% | 357 | 1.0 miles |
| Old Basing Infant School | — | 3.2% | 3.1% | 249 | 1.0 miles |
| Marnel Community Infant School | — | 3% | 31.9% | 356 | 1.0 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)
- 12.02%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.52%
- Persistent absence
- 4.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Four Lanes Community Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Four Lanes Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Old Basing Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Marnel Community Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Great Binfields Primary School ranks 14th 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
- Hatch Warren Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
- Kempshott Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Binfields Primary School teach?
- Great Binfields Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Binfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Binfields Primary School is Nicola Lyddon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Binfields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Binfields Primary 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 Great Binfields Primary School?
- Great Binfields Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Binfields Primary School full?
- Great Binfields Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 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 Great Binfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Binfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Binfields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Binfields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Great Binfields Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Great Binfields Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Great Binfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Binfields Primary School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Great Binfields Primary School ranked 138th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Binfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Binfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Binfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Binfields Primary 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.