Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop

Summary

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop (E02004685) is part of Hampshire local authority (view on map). Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop has an approximate population of 7,900 people, of which 14% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop neighbours Daneshill & Little Basing, Houndmills & Oakridge, Kings Furlong, Viables, and Old Basing & the Candovers.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop is the 98th least deprived area in Hampshire (out of 170) with 22% of children living in low-income families, compared to 24% across Hampshire and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop, 18% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 21% in Hampshire and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop % in Hampshire % in England
Eligible for free school meals 18% 21% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 82% 79% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Hampshire, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop % in Hampshire % in England
No special educational needs 82% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop, 45% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 16% in Hampshire, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop % in Hampshire % in England
White 55% 85% 67%
Asian 25% 6% 14%
Black 10% 3% 7%
Mixed 7% 5% 7%
Other 3% 1% 3%
Not known – 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop with English as an additional language is 40%, compared with 11% in Hampshire, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop % in Hampshire % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 40% 11% 22%
Known or believed to be English 60% 89% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop has 8 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop
All childcare providers 8
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 6

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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