Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 25 Apr 2023
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116082.
Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 263 |
| Girls | 138 |
| Boys | 125 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 14.1% |
| First language not English | 20.5% |
| School places2024/25 | 270 |
| Unfilled places | 2.6% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 36 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 7 |
| Average class size | 28.8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 20.8 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 12.62 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 11.19 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 15.9 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 11.6 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 10.6 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 90 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 190 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 88 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 79 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.6%, similar to England, similar to Hampshire | 4.5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 10.9%, better than England, similar to Hampshire | 10.4% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 3.3%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 1.5% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0.7% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
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| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | Four Lanes Community Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 18 Jun 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Great Binfields Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 2 Nov 2022. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Marnel Community Infant School | Community school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Mar 2023. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Marnel Junior School | Academy sponsor led | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 Jan 2024. | |
| 1.6 mi | Primary | St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Oct 2013. | |
| 1.7 mi | Primary | South View Infant and Nursery School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Nov 2018. | |
| 1.7 mi | Primary | St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | Voluntary aided school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 6 Jan 2026. | |
| 1.7 mi | Primary | South View Junior School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Dec 2012. | |
| 1.8 mi | Primary | Old Basing Infant School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Jun 2022. | |
| 1.8 mi | Not applicable | Sherfield School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. |
Four Lanes Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 25 Apr 2023.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Four Lanes Infant School made 90 offers from 190 applications (2.1 per offer), and 79 of 88 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Four Lanes Infant School has 263 pupils aged 4 to 7.
Four Lanes Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At Four Lanes Infant School, the average class had 28.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.8 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Four Lanes Infant School missed 4.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.9% 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.