The Westgate School

About The Westgate School

The Westgate School in Winchester holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, a change from its previous Outstanding grade awarded in 2014. The school’s Progress 8 score of 0.12 is a key metric to focus on, as it shows pupils achieve above the national average, and notably well above the Hampshire local authority average of -0.17. This positive score is driven by strong progress in maths (0.26) and English (0.16), while the EBacc subjects trail slightly at -0.12. The school’s Attainment 8 score sits at 45.7, and 67.9 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. However, only 14.1 per cent entered the EBacc suite of subjects, and just 5.6 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above across all five EBacc components. Nationally, the school ranks in the 40th percentile for Progress 8, placing it in the middle of the pack.

At Key Stage 5, the school’s sixth form, which is officially part of the school, had 73 pupils in the 2023/24 academic year. The average A-level grade was a C, with 29.29 points per entry, and the value-added score was -0.11, which is banded as Average. The best three A-levels averaged 29.7 points, also a C grade. No pupils achieved the AAB combination in facilitating subjects. The school’s Ofsted report rated the sixth form provision as Good across all areas, including leadership, quality of education, behaviour, and personal development. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 615 applications for 237 places, with 192 first-preference applications and 180 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.59. It ranks 18th out of 80 similar schools in Hampshire.

The school offers a wide range of facilities, including science labs, a theatre, a swimming pool, a sixth form centre, and a chapel. Sports on offer include hockey, netball, football, and tennis, and clubs range from coding and chess to Model UN and Young Enterprise. The school has a dedicated resourced provision and supports pupils with specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, based on 167 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, show mixed feelings: only 17 per cent would recommend the school, and responses to questions about happiness, safety, and behaviour were notably split. For instance, 40 per cent strongly disagreed that their child is happy, and 46 per cent strongly disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly. This suggests the school may suit families who prioritise academic progress and a broad curriculum, but who are prepared to engage closely with the school on pastoral and communication issues.

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