Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
Upper Chestnut Drive, Basingstoke, RG21 8YJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lauren Herring
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- South Farnham Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 151167
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01256327024
About this school
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery is a primary academy in Basingstoke. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 193 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery (URN 116230).
How Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 22.7% | 193 | — |
| Kings Furlong Junior School | 55% | 5.9% | 30% | 227 | 0.1 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 74% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 312 | 0.4 miles |
| Fairfields Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 403 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 58% | 4.5% | 16.8% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Chalk Ridge Primary School | 51% | 5% | 23.4% | 283 | 0.8 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)
- 22.7%
- English as an additional language
- 46.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kings Furlong Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Fairfields Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Basingstoke
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Chalk Ridge Primary School0.8 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 Infant School Primary
- Hatch Warren Junior School Primary
- Hounsome Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery teach?
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Basingstoke.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery is Mrs Lauren Herring, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery, 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 Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery?
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery full?
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 193 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery?
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery is part of SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery. 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 10 July 2026.