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Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery

Primary · Basingstoke · RG21 8YJ

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Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 16 May 2023

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At a glance

193 pupils · 100% of 180 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
31.6% of pupils
English as additional language
46.9% of pupils
SEN support
16% of pupils
EHC plan
4.2% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.kingsfurlonginfantschool.co.uk/
URN
151167

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

37 places offered · 33 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,723
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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