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Sparsholt College Hampshire

Winchester, SO21 2NFSecondaryAges 16–99MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2023
Progress 8
+0.96
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
257 1st-choice / 236 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#94 of 3,141 nationally

About Sparsholt College Hampshire

Sparsholt College Hampshire sits within the Hampshire local authority and, for its secondary phase, ranks first out of five schools in the Winchester area based on Progress 8 scores. That puts it ahead of its nearest local peers: Lift Winton, Thornden School, and Bohunt School. The college is a state-funded, mixed sixth-form institution for students aged 16 to 99, and it operates under headteacher Julie Milburn. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in 2023, awarded the school Outstanding across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is a repeat of the Outstanding rating it held in its previous inspection in 2008. With a school capacity of 1,500, it is a sizeable provider of post-16 education in the region, and its official sixth form means it focuses entirely on older students rather than offering a full secondary school programme.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range16 to 99 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressWestley Lane, Winchester, Winchester, SO21 2NF
HeadteacherJulie Milburn
Local AuthorityHampshire
Free School Meals (FSM)5.9%
School Capacity1,500
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 22 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Sparsholt College Hampshire has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.