Kings' School
Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5PN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Dr James Adams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,800
- Pupils on roll
- 1,737
- URN
- 116468
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962861161
About this school
Kings' School is a community secondary school in Winchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,737 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 360 | 358 | 355 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | 57.2 | 57.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.28 to +0.58 | +0.36 +0.21 to +0.52 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 67% | 65.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 81% | 78.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 60.1% | 54.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
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 Kings' 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 | 56.3 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.8 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,795 |
| 2023/24 | 1,794 |
| 2024/25 | 1,780 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kings' School compares
Kings' School ranked 4th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57.8 | 7.7% | 17.9% | 1,737 | — |
| Henry Beaufort School | 50.5 | 6.6% | 16.2% | 979 | 1.7 miles |
| Thornden School | 59.9 | 5.3% | 6.1% | 1,440 | 4.5 miles |
| Crestwood Community School | 38.1 | 10.9% | 36.8% | 1,478 | 5.6 miles |
| The Toynbee School | 47.8 | 7.6% | 18.4% | 1,107 | 5.7 miles |
| Wyvern College | 44.8 | 8.1% | 21.5% | 1,313 | 7.1 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)
- 17.92%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.68%
- Persistent absence
- 20.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henry Beaufort School1.7 miles
Secondary · Winchester
-
Thornden School4.5 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Crestwood Community School5.6 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
The Toynbee School5.7 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
-
Wyvern College7.1 miles
Secondary · Eastleigh
Other schools in Winchester
- Henry Beaufort 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 year groups does Kings' School teach?
- Kings' School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Winchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kings' School?
- The headteacher of Kings' School is Dr James Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kings' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kings' 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 big is Kings' School?
- Kings' School has 1,737 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Kings' School full?
- Kings' School has capacity for 1,800 pupils and 1,737 on roll (97%), 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 Kings' School a faith school?
- No. Kings' School has no designated religious character.
- Is Kings' School a selective school?
- No. Kings' School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does Kings' School have?
- The schools register lists Kings' School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kings' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.3 in 2022/23 and 57.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kings' School rank locally?
- Kings' School ranked 4th of 67 secondary schools in Hampshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 91% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kings' School's absence rate?
- Kings' School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kings' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kings' 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.