Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led primary school in Basingstoke (Hampshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find the information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have. King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery is a highly inclusive school, rich in cultural diversity and brimming with energy and ambition.
We strongly believe that education is a partnership between parents and children and ensuring that our children have a happy and secure first experience of school is very important to us. It is a very exciting time to be a part of King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery.
With additional numbers of children joining us, our nursery is expanding and we are developing our indoor and outdoor learning environments. We are excited by this and the opportunities our new building project will bring with it. If you have any questions about our school please do not hesitate to contact us .
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stem
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 151167
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Debbie Grimes | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth Harmer | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lauren Herring | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Clifford Cheesman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Strachan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jennifer Downing Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rachel McOmish | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hayley Meade Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Alice Hitchings Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record