School profile

Oakley Infant School

Primary · Community school · Basingstoke, RG23 7JZ

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Good
Requires improvement
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Oakley Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 2 Feb 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 7
Pupils182
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Jennie Clarke
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116047.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils182
Girls89
Boys93
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.7.7%
First language not English3.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.16
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size30.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
75.8%
Indian
3.8%
Other White
2.7%
Other mixed
2.7%
White and Asian
1.6%
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
White and Black African
0.5%
Pakistani
0.5%
African
0.5%
Other Black
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.3
Teachers (FTE)8
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.01
Support staff (FTE)11.97
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.6
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.6

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.104
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.57
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.55
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence4.8%, similar to England, similar to Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.6.6%, better than England, better than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.8%, similar to England, similar to Hampshire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Oakley Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryOakley Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Oakley Infant School

What is Oakley Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Oakley Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 2 Feb 2023.

How hard is it to get into Oakley Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Oakley Infant School made 59 offers from 104 applications (1.8 per offer), and 55 of 57 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Oakley Infant School?

Oakley Infant School has 182 pupils aged 5 to 7.

What is the capacity of Oakley Infant School?

Oakley Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Oakley Infant School?

At Oakley Infant School, the average class had 30.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 22.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Oakley Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Oakley Infant School missed 4.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 6.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.