Merton Infant School and Nursery

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Romsey Close
 Popley Way
 Popley
 Basingstoke
 Hampshire RG24 9HB
Telephone: 01256 324507

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-7)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Larissa James
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 7 / 9.97
Non-teaching Staff*: 17.41
Number of pupils: 215
Pupils Per Teacher: 30.7
Sex: Mixed (60% boys / 40% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 24.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 16.7% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 44.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 47.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,304,756*
Income Per Pupil: £6,068
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Hampshire
Constituency: Basingstoke
Electoral Ward: Popley
School Number: 8502271

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 8th July 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Merton Junior School (0.0km) show on map
  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (0.2km) show on map
  3. Everest Community Academy (0.4km) show on map
  4. Oakridge Infant School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Oakridge Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  6. Maple Ridge School (0.9km) show on map
  7. Dove House Academy (1.0km) show on map
  8. The Vyne Community School (1.0km) show on map
  9. South View Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  10. South View Infant and Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  11. Marnel Community Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  12. Marnel Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  13. Chiltern Way Academy Austen (1.4km) show on map
  14. Chiltern Way Academy Futures (1.6km) show on map
  15. Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  16. Winklebury Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  17. Winklebury Infant School (1.9km) show on map
  18. Basingstoke College of Technology (2.1km) show on map
  19. Saxon Wood School (2.2km) show on map
  20. The Costello School (2.5km) show on map
  21. Fairfields Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  22. Castle Hill Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  23. Castle Hill Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  24. Kings Furlong Junior School (2.8km) show on map
  25. Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery (2.8km) show on map
  26. Great Binfields Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  27. Cranbourne (2.9km) show on map
  28. Limington House School (2.9km) show on map
  29. Four Lanes Infant School (2.9km) show on map
  30. Four Lanes Community Junior School (2.9km) show on map
  31. Queen Mary's College (3.0km) show on map
  32. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (3.0km) show on map
  33. Rucstall Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  34. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  35. Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (3.5km) show on map
  36. The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (3.5km) show on map
  37. Chiltern Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  38. Park View Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  39. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided J... (3.8km) show on map
  40. Inclusion School (3.8km) show on map
  41. Old Basing Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  42. Chalk Ridge Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  43. Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke (4.1km) show on map
  44. Brighton Hill Community School (4.1km) show on map
  45. The Priory Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  46. Manor Field Junior School (4.8km) show on map
  47. Manor Field Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  48. The Loddon School (4.9km) show on map
  49. Kempshott Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  50. Kempshott Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  51. Hatch Warren Infant School (5.2km) show on map
  52. Hatch Warren Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  53. Cliddesden Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  54. Sherfield School (5.9km) show on map
  55. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  56. Bramley Church of England Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  57. Hounsome Fields Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  58. Oakley Infant School (6.9km) show on map
  59. Oakley Church of England Junior School (6.9km) show on map
  60. Tadley Community Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  61. Bishopswood Junior School (8.2km) show on map
  62. Bishopswood Infant School (8.2km) show on map
  63. Whitewater Church of England Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  64. Silchester Church of England Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  65. Tadley Court School (8.6km) show on map
  66. Burnham Copse Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  67. Wellesley Prep School (9.3km) show on map
  68. Inclusion Hampshire (9.4km) show on map
  69. Hook Infant School (9.5km) show on map
  70. Hook Junior School (9.8km) show on map
  71. Grantham Farm Montessori School (9.8km) show on map
  72. The Hurst School (10.0km) show on map
  73. Robert May's School (10.4km) show on map
  74. North Waltham Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  75. Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School (10.7km) show on map
  76. Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School (10.7km) show on map
  77. Ashford Hill Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  78. Mayhill Junior School (11.3km) show on map
  79. Buryfields Infant School (11.3km) show on map
  80. Kingsclere Church of England Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  81. Aldermaston C.E. Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  82. Preston Candover Church of England Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  83. Long Sutton Church of England Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  84. Overton Church of England Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  85. The Willink School (12.8km) show on map
  86. Riseley Green School (12.9km) show on map
  87. Brimpton C.E. Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  88. Mrs Bland's Infant School (13.0km) show on map
  89. Garland Junior School (13.4km) show on map
  90. Greenfields Junior School (13.5km) show on map
  91. Lord Wandsworth College (13.6km) show on map
  92. Oakwood Infant School (13.7km) show on map
  93. Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School (13.7km) show on map
  94. Cheam School (13.8km) show on map
  95. Lambs Lane Primary School (14.2km) show on map
  96. St Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary... (14.2km) show on map
  97. Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England P... (14.2km) show on map
  98. Grazeley Church of England Primary School (14.4km) show on map
  99. Elstree School (14.5km) show on map
  100. Woolhampton C.E. Primary School (14.7km) show on map
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