Marnel Junior School
Shetland Road, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Abi Penton
- Sponsor
- Bourne Education Trust
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 148385
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256328670
About this school
Marnel Junior School is a primary academy in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 460 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marnel 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 113 | 111 | 106 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 72% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Marnel 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 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 438 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marnel Junior School compares
Marnel Junior School ranked 155th 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.7% | 40.1% | 460 | — |
| Marnel Community Infant School | — | 3% | 31.9% | 356 | 0.1 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 85% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.3% | 31.6% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| South View Junior School | 56% | 6% | 39.1% | 255 | 0.7 miles |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.3% | 25.4% | 216 | 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)
- 40.09%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 8.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Marnel Community Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
South View Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
-
Merton Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
Other schools in Basingstoke
Marnel Junior School ranks 16th 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 ages does Marnel Junior School teach?
- Marnel Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Marnel Junior School?
- The headteacher of Marnel Junior School is Mrs Abi Penton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marnel Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marnel 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 Marnel Junior School?
- Marnel Junior School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Marnel Junior School full?
- Marnel Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 460 on roll (96%), 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 Marnel Junior School a faith school?
- No. Marnel Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marnel Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Marnel Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Marnel Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Marnel Junior School is part of BOURNE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Marnel Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% 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 Marnel Junior School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Marnel Junior School ranked 155th 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 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marnel Junior School's absence rate?
- Marnel Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marnel Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marnel 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 10 July 2026.