Four Lanes Community Junior School

Four Lanes Community Junior School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all areas evaluated. Pupils express positive feelings about their school environment, highlighting the welcoming atmosphere and the ease of making friends. The leadership team is noted for their high aspirations for student achievement, fostering positive relationships among staff and students. The school prioritizes individual support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring they can access the same learning opportunities as their peers. However, while the curriculum is well-structured in many subjects, there are areas where implementation is still developing, impacting the depth of learning for some students.

Strengths

• Pupils have excellent attitudes to learning and meet high expectations.
• Good behavior is observed both in lessons and during break times.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Effective reading initiatives, including a new library and phonics support.
• High expectations for attendance and targeted support for those struggling.
• Pupils appreciate individualized support and feel valued.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, the planned curriculum is not securely implemented.
• Some pupils struggle to apply what they've learned in certain subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Four Lanes Community Junior School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Four Lanes Community Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Four Lanes Community Junior School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.3% of pupils at Four Lanes Community Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Four Lanes Community Junior School received £6,137 and spent £6,417 for each of its 358 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £419,000 (£1,171 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Four Lanes Community Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Four Lanes Community Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Four Lanes Community Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Four Lanes Community Junior School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Four Lanes Community Junior School have?

Four Lanes Community Junior School has 358 pupils on roll.

What age range does Four Lanes Community Junior School cover?

Four Lanes Community Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Four Lanes Community Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Four Lanes Community Junior School?

Four Lanes Community Junior School is at Hanmore Road, Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8PQ.