The Westgate School
Cheriton Road, Winchester, SO22 5AZ
1,649 pupils · 102% of 1,620 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 November 2023, published 26 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 71.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 87% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 71.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.31 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.34 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 77 | 196 | 59 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 187 | 250 | 567 | 187 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 80 | 195 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 203 | 291 | 602 | 203 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 76 | 191 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 190 | 247 | 563 | 190 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 74 | 203 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 179 | 226 | 549 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mark's Church of England School 18.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mayfield School 33.1 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Alderwood School 45.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Bay Church of England School 47.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chichester Free School 47.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School 50.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.