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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 116005

Castle Hill Primary School

Community school · Basingstoke · RG23 8BN

Ages 4–11 · 651 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
599

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

651 pupils · 660 places

Pupils on roll
651
Boys / girls
330 / 321
School capacity
660
Capacity fill
651 / 660 (99%)
Free school meals
20.3%
FSM pupils
132
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Willmouth

Location

Address
Winklebury Way
Postcode
RG23 8BN
Town
Basingstoke
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
Basingstoke
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 651 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.3%.

Open schools in Basingstoke
58
Primary schools in Basingstoke
42
Academies among open schools in Basingstoke
21% (12)
Open schools in RG23
8
Primary in RG23
7
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BasingstokeNear RG23

  • Castle Hill Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    BASINGSTOKE · RG23 8BN · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM11.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • Winklebury Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG23 8AF · Hampshire

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM22.0%

    0.5 miles away

  • Winklebury Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG23 8AF · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM29.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • Chiltern Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG22 5BB · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM43.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Park View Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG22 6RT · Hampshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM50.4%

    1.0 miles away

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG22 6RE · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM20.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Kings Furlong Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 8YJ · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM30.4%

    1.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Willmouth
Telephone
01256473777
Website
www.castlehillprimary.net

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