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Marnel Community Infant School

Primary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Outstanding (Mar 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 March 2023, report published 18 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2027

The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. Under 0.1 milesMarnel Junior School

    Primary, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    Outstanding (Jan 2024)

  2. 0.5 milesSt Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Primary, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    School remains Good (Sep 2023)

  3. 0.7 milesSouth View Infant and Nursery School

    Primary, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Jun 2024)

  4. 0.7 milesSouth View Junior School

    Primary, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    School remains Good (Jul 2022)

  5. 0.7 milesMerton Infant School and Nursery

    Primary, Basingstoke, Hampshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jul 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.