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Kings' School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5PN · kings-hants.com · 01962 861161
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,737
- 97% of 1,800 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 318 families put the school first and 373 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 373 | 318 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 379 | 328 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 370 | 337 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 371 | 389 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 372 | 354 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.8, and 65.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲65.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲78.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 78.5 | −1.1 |
| Further education | 13.4 | +4.2 |
| Other education | 0.3 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.7 | −2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +1 |
Ofsted
Kings' School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (334 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 334
- 19% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 67 parents (20%) with SEND