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Kings Furlong Junior School

Primary · Basingstoke · RG21 8YJ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 February 2025

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At a glance

227 pupils · 95% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
30.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
40.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.kingsfurlong.net/
URN
116231

In figures

At its inspection on 4 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2024 entry)

Attending a linked infant school
0.96 miles

2024 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
55%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school55%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
William Morris Primary SchoolBanbury · 57 miles awayOutstanding (2018)71%
Oakhill Primary SchoolWoodford Green · 54 miles awayOutstanding81%
Brockswood Primary SchoolHemel Hempstead · 46 miles awayOutstanding87%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLuton · 50 miles awayExpected standard62%
St George's CofE School KidderminsterKidderminster · 92 miles awayGood42%
Kingfield Primary SchoolWoking · 24 miles awayGood73%
Green Oaks Primary AcademyNorthampton · 70 miles awayGood (2018)53%
All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 41 miles awayGood69%
Orchard Primary SchoolSidcup · 54 miles awayExpected standard60%
Chester Park Junior SchoolBristol · 63 miles awayGood41%
Beechwood Primary SchoolReading · 16 miles awayExpected standard53%
St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolChelmsford · 75 miles awayNo current grade73%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 45% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 13% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 12% (Hampshire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 8% (Hampshire 2%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 6% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 5%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.33 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 2.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

81.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,659; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,512
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£18,364; in-year balance -£17,949

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work28.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier62.7%62.3%
Social housing14.6%17.1%
Privately rented22.6%20.5%
Detached houses12.1%22.9%
Flats18%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022481 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,000387 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£395,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£470,000
Semi-detached (120)£377,000
Terraced (143)£322,000
Flat (91)£195,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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