OFSTED
14 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 September 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
16 October 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,649
1,649 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
773
46.9% of pupils
Male pupils
876
53.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.2 pts
below England
School
10.6%
Winchester
14.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.1 pts
below England
School
9.2%
Winchester
8.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Winchester
0.7%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.5%
1,278
Any other White background
8.7%
144
White and Asian
3.3%
54
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
40
Chinese
1.8%
29
Any other Asian background
1.6%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.7%
243 of
1,649 pupils
6.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
59.8
20.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.70 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.27 pts
higher than
England
School
6.49%
Winchester
5.28%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
15.15%
Winchester
12.16%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.98 pts
higher than
England
School
2.79%
Winchester
1.29%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.8%
10.7 pts
above England
The Westgate School
101.8%
Winchester
98.7%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.