Community school · Hampshire

The Westgate School

4–16Ages
1,649Pupils
All-throughPhase
116407URN

Cheriton Road, The Westgate School, Winchester, SO22 5AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.1 above Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

567 applications for 187 places · 4th of 68 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

59.7of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

2nd of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Year 7

1.1 above Hampshire median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

567 applications · 187 places offered · 250 named it first

2026 3.0; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 3.0; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 3.0; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 3.1; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 2.6; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 3.0; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 2.4; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 2.6; Hampshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire median

Reception entry, September 2026: 3.3 per place (196 applications for 59 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	187	567	3.0	250	1.34
Sep 2025	203	602	3.0	291	1.43
Sep 2024	190	563	3.0	247	1.30
Sep 2023	179	549	3.1	226	1.26
Sep 2022	182	471	2.6	219	1.20
Sep 2021	187	568	3.0	254	1.36
Sep 2020	250	609	2.4	311	1.24
Sep 2019	255	590	2.3	303	1.19
Sep 2018	238	559	2.4	262	1.10
Sep 2017	239	595	2.5	272	1.14
Sep 2016	240	607	2.5	292	1.22
Sep 2015	240	581	2.4	256	1.07
Sep 2014	240	626	2.6	280	1.17

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

239 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)59.72nd of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths69%2nd of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths84%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.70

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	239	59.7	69%	84%	–
2024/25	239	59.8	71%	87%	–
2023/24	244	59.8	72%	87%	+0.70
2022/23	240	61.8	80%	92%	+0.89

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Westgate SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 59.7Attainment 8
Henry Beaufort School
1.4 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Kings' School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Good2024

2.1applications per place 58.6Attainment 8
Thornden School
8.5 km · Hampshire

2026

2.1applications per place 64.5Attainment 8
Crestwood Community School
10.2 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
The Toynbee School
10.4 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Perins School
11.7 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Wyvern College
12.1 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Danebury School
13.1 km · Hampshire

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 36.3Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 116407 · 850/4012
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,620 pupils · 1,649 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Cheriton Road, The Westgate School, Winchester, SO22 5AZ
Local authority: Hampshire · Winchester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources