Schools in Winchester

About schools in Winchester

Winchester lists 35 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

67%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 22 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

54.2

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools21

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Saints Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Barton Farm Primary Academy

  Free schools · Ages 2 to 11

• Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Harestock Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Itchen Abbas Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• John Keble Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Kings Worthy Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Micheldever CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Owslebury Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• South Wonston Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Sparsholt Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• St Bede Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• St Faith's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Stanmore Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Weeke Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Western Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Winnall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Henry Beaufort School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  50.5

  Attainment 8
• Kings' School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 16

  57.8

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• The Westgate School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 16

  59.8

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges2

• Peter Symonds College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

• Sparsholt College Hampshire

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Osborne School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

• Shepherds Down Special School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 11

• Swanwick Lodge

  Secure units · Ages 10 to 17

Independent schools3

• The Pilgrims School

  Other independent school · Ages 4 to 13 · Boys

• Twyford School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 13

• Winchester College

  Other independent school · Ages 13 to 19

Other establishments2

• Leigh House Hospital

  Miscellaneous · Ages 12 to 19

• University of Winchester

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Winchester

How many schools does Winchester have?

OfferDay lists 35 schools in Winchester, including 21 primary schools and three special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Winchester?

Every school in Winchester is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Winchester ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Winchester where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.