The Westgate School
Primary performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)
The Westgate School is an all-through school covering ages 4–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
School profile
- Age range
- 4–16
- Pupils on roll
- 1,627
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
What pupils do next
The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.
DfE, KS4 destination measures.
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
School overview
The Westgate School is an all-through school serving Winchester, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 1,627 pupils aged 4 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated The Westgate School 'Outstanding'. 75% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 23.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 59.8, well above the national average of 46. On our composite score, The Westgate School ranks among the top 20% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 8% of secondary schools in England.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 71% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. The Westgate School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 77 first choices for 59 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.24 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.