Henry Beaufort School
Priors Dean Road, Harestock, Winchester, SO22 6JJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Hearle
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,015
- Pupils on roll
- 979
- URN
- 116438
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962880073
About this school
Henry Beaufort School is a community secondary school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 979 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Henry Beaufort School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 211 | 231 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 | 53.3 | 50.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.27 +0.07 to +0.46 | +0.34 +0.15 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 60.2% | 54.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 81.4% | 73.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
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 Henry Beaufort 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 | 50.8 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,056 |
| 2023/24 | 1,047 |
| 2024/25 | 1,005 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henry Beaufort School compares
Henry Beaufort School ranked 16th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.5 | 6.6% | 16.2% | 979 | — |
| Kings' School | 57.8 | 7.7% | 17.9% | 1,737 | 1.7 miles |
| Thornden School | 59.9 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 1,440 | 6.2 miles |
| Perins School | 50.9 | 7.6% | 12.1% | 1,140 | 7.1 miles |
| Crestwood Community School | 38.1 | 10.9% | 36.8% | 1,478 | 7.2 miles |
| The Toynbee School | 47.8 | 7.6% | 18.4% | 1,107 | 7.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.22%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings' School1.7 miles
Secondary · Winchester
-
Thornden School6.2 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Perins School7.1 miles
Secondary · Alresford
-
Crestwood Community School7.2 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
The Toynbee School7.3 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Winchester
- Kings' School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Henry Beaufort School teach?
- Henry Beaufort School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Henry Beaufort School?
- The headteacher of Henry Beaufort School is Miss Susan Hearle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Henry Beaufort School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Henry Beaufort 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 Henry Beaufort School?
- Henry Beaufort School has 979 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Henry Beaufort School full?
- Henry Beaufort School has capacity for 1,015 pupils and 979 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Henry Beaufort School a faith school?
- No. Henry Beaufort School has no designated religious character.
- Is Henry Beaufort School a selective school?
- No. Henry Beaufort School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Henry Beaufort School have?
- The schools register lists Henry Beaufort School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Henry Beaufort School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.8 in 2022/23 and 50.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Henry Beaufort School compare with other schools in Hampshire?
- Henry Beaufort School ranked 16th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Henry Beaufort School's absence rate?
- Henry Beaufort School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Henry Beaufort School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henry Beaufort 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.