South View Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Basingstoke, Hampshire
South View Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Basingstoke, Hampshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Off Shooters Way, Basingstoke, RG21 5LL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Happy pupils enjoy their time at South View.”
- “Committed staff provide pupils with personal development that focuses on instilling a belief that pupils can do it.”
- “Staff form highly effective relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, too many are not learning the core skills of literacy and numeracy quickly enough.”
- “This is making it harder for pupils to be ready for different academic stages of their education and achieve successfully.”
- “However, in 2023, published outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics were significantly below the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Hampshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- South View Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Oakridge Junior School 0.6 mi Improved significantly
- Marnel Junior School 0.6 mi Outstanding
- Oakridge Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Merton Infant School and Nursery 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Marnel Community Infant School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Merton Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good