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The Westgate School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Community school

Cheriton Road, Winchester SO22 5AZ · westgate.hants.sch.uk · 01962 854757

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
59.8
average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
1.24 mi
2.00 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,649
29 over 1,620 places · 102%
Local authority
Hampshire
Sixth form
No
Nursery class
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
10.6%
First language not English
9.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.24 mi (2.00 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 250 families put the school first and 187 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 219 (Places 182)219September 2023: 226 (Places 179)226September 2024: 247 (Places 190)247September 2025: 291 (Places 203)291September 2026: 250 (Places 187)250Places 187
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261872501.3▲75%
September 2025Sept 20252032911.4▲69%
September 2024Sept 20241902471.3▲77%
September 2023Sept 20231792261.3▲78%
September 2022Sept 20221822191.2▲83%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 20261.24 mi2.00 km
Year 7Distance
September 20265.04 mi8.11 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 59.8, and 71.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

22/2323/2424/252022/23: 71% (England 60%)71%2023/24: 52% (England 61%)52%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲75%62%
▲13%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●106105
Grammar and spelling▲108105

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 57.6 (England 46.3)57.62017/18: 60.8 (England 46.5)60.82018/19: 59.7 (England 46.7)59.72021/22: 64.1 (England 48.8)64.12022/23: 61.8 (England 46.3)61.82023/24: 59.8 (England 45.9)59.82024/25: 59.8 (England 46.0)59.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲59.846.0
▲71.1%45.4%
▲87.0%64.8%
▲71.5%40.5%
▲5.524.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form0.8+0.4
Sixth form college84+0.7
Further education9.4+1
Other education0.4−0.4
Apprenticeship1.6+1.2
Employment0.4−2.1
Not in a lasting destination2.5−0.4
Activity not captured0.8−0.5

Ofsted

The Westgate School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
14 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsGood

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

40% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
40%
Replies
10
1% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼40% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼40% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼50% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼60% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼50% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼30% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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