Four Lanes Community Junior School

About Four Lanes Community Junior School

Four Lanes Community Junior School in Basingstoke was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, with the same rating across all five graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness. The school's previous inspection in November 2018 also awarded a Good rating for overall effectiveness. The single most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 58%. This is three percentage points below the Hampshire local authority average of 61%, placing the school 24th out of 40 primary schools in the Basingstoke and Deane district and in the bottom half nationally.

Looking at individual subjects, the picture varies. In reading, 76% of pupils met the expected standard with an average score of 105, while in maths 72% met the expected standard with the same average score of 105. Writing saw 67% reach the expected level. At the higher standard, 10% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark in reading, writing and maths combined, with maths the strongest subject at 37% reaching the higher threshold, followed by reading at 27% and writing at 12%. The school's Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. For context, the nearest school with an Outstanding Ofsted rating is Marnel Community Infant School, 1.8 km away, though that school covers a different age range.

Four Lanes is a state primary for children aged 7 to 11, with 359 pupils on roll against a capacity of 360, meaning it is essentially full. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 18.1%, slightly above the national average. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, a sensory room and a forest school area. Sports provision includes swimming, netball, rounders and dance, while clubs cover eco, gardening, choir, art and drama. The school's SEND provisions are broad, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This combination of strong pastoral support and a broad extracurricular offer makes Four Lanes a solid choice for families in Basingstoke seeking a junior school with good Ofsted ratings and a wide range of activities, particularly those whose children may benefit from the sensory room or forest school provision.

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