Merton Infant School and Nursery
Romsey Close, Basingstoke, RG24 9HB
216 pupils · 80% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 July 2025, published 15 September 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 36 | 119 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 33 | 121 | 41 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 51 | 127 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 54 | 137 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 51 | 137 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 45 | 117 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 80 | 61 | 111 | 65 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 37 | 88 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Merton Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oakridge Infant School 0.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Oakridge Junior School 0.7 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- South View Infant and Nursery School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- South View Junior School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.