The Westgate School
Cheriton Road, Winchester, SO22 5AZ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fae Dean
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,620
- Pupils on roll
- 1,649
- URN
- 116407
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962854757
About this school
The Westgate School is a community all-through school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 1,649 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Westgate School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 52% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 78% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 68% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 240 | 244 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.8 | 59.8 | 59.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.89 +0.70 to +1.08 | +0.70 +0.51 to +0.89 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 80% | 71.7% | 71.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 92% | 86.9% | 87% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 72.5% | 71.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Westgate School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61.8 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.8 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,625 |
| 2023/24 | 1,626 |
| 2024/25 | 1,627 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Westgate School compares
The Westgate School ranked 2nd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59.8 | 6.5% | 10% | 1,649 | — |
| Western Church of England Primary School | — | 3.9% | 5.3% | 387 | 0.2 miles |
| Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services | — | — | 0% | 109 | 0.4 miles |
| Peter Symonds College | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Weeke Primary School | — | 3.9% | 15.4% | 394 | 0.5 miles |
| Osborne School | 1.6 | 10.5% | 41.2% | 220 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 14 November 2023
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Ungraded inspection report22 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.02%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 15.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Western Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services0.4 miles
Nursery · Winchester
-
Peter Symonds College0.4 miles
16 plus · Winchester
-
Weeke Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Winchester
-
Osborne School0.6 miles
Special schools · Winchester
Other schools in Winchester
The Westgate School ranks 7th of the 21 ranked primary schools in Winchester.
- Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton Farm Primary Academy Primary
- Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harestock Primary School Primary
- Itchen Abbas Primary School Primary
- John Keble Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kings Worthy Primary School Primary
- Micheldever CofE Primary School Primary
- Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Owslebury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Westgate School teach?
- The Westgate School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Westgate School?
- The headteacher of The Westgate School is Mrs Fae Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Westgate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Westgate School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Westgate School?
- The Westgate School has 1,649 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is The Westgate School full?
- The Westgate School has capacity for 1,620 pupils and 1,649 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Westgate School a faith school?
- No. The Westgate School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Westgate School a selective school?
- No. The Westgate School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Westgate School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Westgate School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Westgate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Westgate School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- The Westgate School ranked 2nd of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 93% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Westgate School's absence rate?
- The Westgate School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Westgate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Westgate School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.