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Primary · RG24 · Basingstoke

Marnel Junior School

Shetland Road, Popley Way, Basingstoke, RG24 9PT

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OfstedOutstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance (2024/25)96.6%
Attainment (2024/25)65% met expected standard (KS2)
Roll vs capacityClose to published capacity
Pupils460

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Report published 4 Mar 2024.

Inspection history

Improved from Inadequate (25 Feb 2020).

  • Previous gradedInadequate

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in RG24. Where we have them, council (Basingstoke and Deane) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
460
Free school meals
40%
20.1% above district average (19.9%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
14.6%
12.9% below district average (27.5%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
26.6%
5.2% above district average (21.4%)
Attendance
96.6% Autumn and spring 2024/25
2.6% above district average (94%)

Also: England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the RG24 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

7.8%

5.5% below England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

65%

3% above England (62%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

2%

6% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

75%

Same as England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

72%

Same as England (72%)

KS2 maths2024/25

75%

1% above England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring 2024/25 from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN). The headline above uses the same period.

  • 94.1%
    2021/22
  • 94.1%
    2022/23
  • 95.3%
    2023/24
  • 96.6%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 67%
    2022/23
  • 65%
    2023/24
  • 65%
    2024/25

Admissions

Applications and offers

Applications and offers are not published for this school in the DfE school-level data for September 2026 entry.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Close to published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
480
Pupils on roll
460

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hampshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
14.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Marnel Junior School

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Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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