St Swithuns
Alresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Jane Gandee
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Winchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 780
- Pupils on roll
- 667
- URN
- 116534
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01962835700
About this school
St Swithuns is a Church of England girls' independent school in Hampshire. It teaches children aged 2 to 18 and has 667 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Swithuns under its current framework. 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
St Swithuns has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 1884, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 64 | 82 | 87 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 45.1 | 45.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
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 St Swithuns 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 | 45.3 | 37.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 37.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 705 |
| 2023/24 | 742 |
| 2024/25 | 715 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 102
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leigh House Hospital0.2 miles
Other types · Winchester
-
Winchester College1.1 miles
Independent schools · Winchester
-
The Pilgrims School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Winchester
-
Swanwick Lodge1.3 miles
Other types · Winchester
-
Osborne School1.3 miles
Special schools · Winchester
Common questions
- What year groups does St Swithuns teach?
- St Swithuns teaches children aged 2 to 18. It is an independent school in Hampshire.
- Who is the headteacher of St Swithuns?
- The headteacher of St Swithuns is Ms Jane Gandee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Swithuns been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Swithuns under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Swithuns?
- St Swithuns has 667 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 18.
- Is St Swithuns full?
- St Swithuns has capacity for 780 pupils and 667 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 St Swithuns a faith school?
- Yes. St Swithuns is designated Church of England.
- How have St Swithuns's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 45.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Swithuns's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Swithuns'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 24 July 2026.