Kings' School

Community school·Secondary school Winchester, Hampshire·SO22 5PN
Composite score
72.2
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National rank
#83
In South East
#4
In Hampshire
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
57.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
65%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
78%
% EBacc grade 5+
41%
EBacc average points score
5.36

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
318 first choices, 373 places
First choices per place
0.85
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
773
any preference, for 373 places
Last place offered lived
11.92 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 19183 m
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01
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1 per place
0.9520221.0520230.9120240.8620250.852026

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 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

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

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,780
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.2%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
21.9%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,231
Typical secondary: £7,815

“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.

In education, training or work
93%
360 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
90%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About Kings' School

Kings' School is a secondary school in Winchester, Hampshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 1,780 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 57.8, well above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of secondary schools in England.

65% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 78% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Kings' School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 318 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 11.92 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 93% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.1%. There are about 15.7 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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