Community school · Hampshire

Castle Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
651Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116005URN

Winklebury Way, Basingstoke, RG23 8BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

119 applications for 57 places · 116th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Hampshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

119 applications · 57 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 2.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0

This school
Hampshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	57	119	2.1	69	1.21
Sep 2025	59	137	2.3	79	1.34
Sep 2024	58	126	2.2	83	1.43
Sep 2023	58	137	2.4	92	1.59
Sep 2022	60	158	2.6	92	1.53
Sep 2021	59	151	2.6	101	1.71
Sep 2020	61	118	1.9	78	1.28
Sep 2019	60	122	2.0	70	1.17
Sep 2018	60	115	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2017	60	129	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	94	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2015	30	71	2.4	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%124th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	6%	107	107
2023/24	51%	6%	107	105
2022/23	57%	6%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Castle Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Infant School
0.0 km · Hampshire

2026

1.9applications per place
Winklebury Infant School
0.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place
Winklebury Junior School
0.8 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

64%met the SATs standard
Chiltern Primary School
1.0 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Park View Primary School
1.6 km · Hampshire

2026

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
2.0 km · Hampshire

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
Kings Furlong Junior School
2.1 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

55%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116005 · 850/2272
Capacity: 660 pupils · 651 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Winklebury Way, Basingstoke, RG23 8BN
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources