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Great Binfields Primary School

Inspected 22 Sept 2026 · URN 132212

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Summary

No overall grade in this frameworkSafeguarding met

Ed Mather (lead), Aimee Floyd, Elizabeth Jeanes, Rebecca Mayman

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Achievement verified
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour verified
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching verified
Expected standard
Early years verified
Expected standard
Inclusion verified
Expected standard
Leadership and governance verified
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing verified
Expected standard
Framework verified
Report card
Inspection datesingle source
22 Sept 2026
Inspectors verified
Aimee Floyd, Ed Mather, Elizabeth Jeanes, Rebecca Mayman
Postcode verified
RG24 8AJ
Name on report verified
Great Binfields Primary School
Safeguarding verified
Met
URN verified
132212

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AchievementExpected
Attendance and behaviourExpected
Curriculum and teachingExpected
Early yearsExpected
InclusionExpected
Leadership and governanceExpected
Personal development and wellbeingExpected

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+87Very positivemore positive than 83% of reports of this type

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Praisethrivepositiveeffectivelyeffectiveenjoyconsistentlysafefeel safe

Criticismconcernsnot consistentlylownot consistent

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FindingsSafeguardingAbout the inspectionLeadershipWhat needs to improve positive critical

Findings1478w+91
Leadership232w+84
Safeguarding51w−11
What needs to improve108w+25

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Pages: 15
Words of findings: 1,869; about usual (typical 1698)
Reading level: Hard; Flesch 44, typical 43
Average sentence: 17 words
Next steps: 4; typical 3
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Findings 52%Leadership 8%Safeguarding 2%What needs to improve 4%About the inspection 34%

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Great Binfields Primary School

Address: Binfields Farm Lane, Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 8AJ Unique reference number (URN): 132212

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Safeguarding standards met

The safeguarding standards are met. This means that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed. As a result, pupils are made safer and feel safe.

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How we evaluate safeguarding

When we inspect schools for safeguarding, they can have the following outcomes:

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How we evaluate safeguarding

Met: The school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding. All legal requirements are met. Not met: The school has not created an open and positive culture of safeguarding. Not all legal requirements are met.

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Achievement Expected standard

Pupils develop a secure understanding of their foundational knowledge, including reading, writing and mathematics. Their learning develops over time, and pupils delight in talking about and using what they have learned. Pupils' understanding of the foundation subjects develops equally well, such as through history activities or music lessons.

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Achievement Expected standard

Children in early years are well prepared for their next steps through building independence, physical strength and the knowledge that they will need to underpin future learning.

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Achievement Expected standard

Pupils with additional barriers to their learning, such as those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, looked-after children and pupils who attend the school’s specialist resourced provision for pupils with visual impairment, are effectively supported and achieve in line with their peers. Pupils with more profound additional needs, like their peers, make suitable progress from their start points.

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Attendance and behaviour Expected standard

Pupils attend school frequently. Leaders have high expectations and make sure that pupils understand why attendance is important. Pupils benefit from a positive start to the day. The school-wide positive morning routines are introduced in the early years where children learn to hang their coat, store their bag and quickly join the class.

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Attendance and behaviour Expected standard

Staff are good at finding out the reasons for any low attendance and work to remove any barriers. Creative use of resources, such as books and stories, has helped to build confidence and belonging for pupils of all ages. As a result, pupils are comfortable at school.

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Attendance and behaviour Expected standard

In class and during unstructured time, pupils behave well. They generally have positive attitudes to their learning and aim to do their best in class. Pupils are mindful of the school values. They consider respect, honesty and cooperation to be particularly important.

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Attendance and behaviour Expected standard

Pupils feel safe at school. They are not worried about bullying and know that should this or any discrimination occur, the school would take effective action. Staff know that pupils' experiences may impact their behaviour, and they are diligent in seeking to understand how best to support any pupils who find behaving well more difficult.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Leaders have a secure understanding of the curriculum and the way that it is designed to build pupils' knowledge over time. Foundational knowledge is a constant focus for pupils of all ages, meaning that mathematics, reading and writing are prioritised in all classes. Similarly, pupils' learning of other subjects is carefully planned, and teachers use their subject knowledge to help pupils apply and build their learning.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

Pupils in the early stages of learning to read are supported through systematic phonics sessions, and reading continues throughout the school. Consequently, pupils become keen readers and can often be found talking about stories and reading their books.

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Curriculum and teaching Expected standard

The curriculum and teaching are generally effective. There remains, however, some variability in how consistently the curriculum is used to maximise learning. For example, occasionally, the way the school day is planned means that learning can become fragmented. On other occasions, activities in lessons do not extend learning consistently enough, meaning that some pupils' learning is slowed. This limits pupils' ability to build new knowledge effectively or in a timely manner.

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Early years Expected standard

Early years sets the foundation for children in the school. Leaders have ensured that the curriculum not only meets statutory expectations but also leaves children well prepared for their next steps into Year 1.

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Early years Expected standard

Development of routines starts as soon as children join the school. Children quickly build independence and confidence. They take pride in how they take turns, sit attentively and know how to find what they need. At breaktime and lunchtime, children are confident to ask for help from prefects and express their preferences to staff.

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Early years Expected standard

Staff benefit from regular training and use their professional curiosity and professional development to continue to strengthen the provision. As a result, children’s foundational and communication skills are prioritised. Because of this, children are confident to engage each other in conversation, explain their play and apply their learning. The outdoor spaces include a rich range of resources and activities to facilitate active play and exploration.

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Early years Expected standard

There are clear processes in place to ensure that practice is safe and suitable for the youngest children. This includes very detailed and precise intimate care practices for children who need this care. Where children need extra support, staff adapt to ensure that all children learn and thrive.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Pupils' needs are well known by staff, and they benefit from the carefully tailored support that they receive. In particular, the school has a deep understanding of the potential challenges and barriers that looked-after children may face. They support this group very effectively, including through close coordination work with the virtual school. Other pupils, such as those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive precisely planned support, meaning that they achieve as well as others.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Visually impaired pupils benefit from the school’s specialist resource base, meaning that these pupils enjoy a rich education where they are fully included in school life. The sensory play area provides a welcome start point for pupils’ play, and in-lesson adaptions such as specialist football and learning resources are used effectively.

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Inclusion Expected standard

Staff carefully check and review the progress that all pupils make, including those who face additional barriers to learning, which means that adaptations vary and develop as pupils learn and mature. Additionally, leaders are rightly continuing to check how pupil premium funding is used to precisely target any barriers to attainment that disadvantaged pupils may face.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Leaders have recently strengthened the way that the school and governors work together. They now have a shared understanding of school performance and school priorities moving forwards. Leaders prioritise actions with the best interests of pupils at heart and focus particularly on the most disadvantaged or vulnerable. Looked-after children, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including visually impaired pupils, remain a constant focus and help contribute to the positive character of the school.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Improvement planning is already more precise and carefully measured, leading to effective deployment of staff and resources. Additionally, sensible consideration of how best to strengthen wider leadership in the school is helping to improve consistency in teaching and curriculum use. Furthermore, governors' recent work with the local authority has helped to clarify wider aspects of the governance role for them.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Staff development and professional learning prioritise keeping pupils safe, the school’s methodology for teaching and how to manage pupils’ behaviour. As a result, staff feel well supported, and pupils know what to expect because leaders ensure that communication is clear and frequent.

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Leadership and governance Expected standard

Staff are very positive about working at the school. They are rightly proud of the welcoming atmosphere within the school and how pupils are helped to belong and thrive. Management of workload is effective, and staff appreciate leaders’ efforts to remove burdensome work practices. Similarly, parents and carers are almost universally positive about their children’s experiences.

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Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard

A detailed and well-resourced personal, social and health education curriculum sets out precisely what pupils should learn and ensures that statutory expectations are met. Essential aspects such as relationships education are carefully considered and are clearly communicated to parents and carers. Teaching about relationships builds appropriately over time. This means that pupils have mature attitudes, understand their role in building positive relationships and know how to keep themselves safe.

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Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard

Leaders recognise the local risks that pupils may face. Water and road safety are prominent topics, as is keeping safe online. Staff ensure that more vulnerable pupils or those with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive bespoke teaching wherever necessary.

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Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard

Staff teach personal development effectively, which helps pupils to value the full breadth of their education. Pupils enjoy learning about the world and people, and they celebrate and value difference. Pupils’ preparation for life in modern Britain, however, is less consistent. Some pupils find it harder to remember key tenets of a range of faiths or to consider the importance of democracy within British society. Pastoral support is a strength of the school. Even if they do not need extra pastoral support, pupils are reassured by the pastoral systems and know key staff. Pupils consider the school reception to be an important place because it provides a tangible link between school and home. This feeling of security contributes to the school’s kindly and enabling atmosphere. Any pupils who do require extra support receive just what they need.

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Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard

The school provides a range of additional clubs and activities. Pupils look forward to the regular enrichment activities, such as the school play and Viking day. The school is strengthening the tracking of the personal development offer to ensure there is a clear entitlement for all.

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