South Wonston Primary School

Community school·Primary school Winchester, Hampshire·SO21 3EH
Composite score
45.1
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#9,136
National rank
#1359
In South East
#191
In Hampshire
Top 62%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
36 first choices, 38 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 38 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9220240.8920250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put South Wonston Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
275
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,091
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

South Wonston Primary School at a glance

Located in Winchester, Hampshire, South Wonston Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 275 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). South Wonston Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 36 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 20.4 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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