The Westgate School
Community all-through school in Winchester (Hampshire).
Attainment 8
59.7
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
69%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.5%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
10.6%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
6.7%
2024/25
Capacity
102%
1,649 / 1,620 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023
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Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 6.5% | joint 123rd highest of 159 (2 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.5% | 130th highest of 159 | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 3.4% | 123rd highest of 158 | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 8.8 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 10.6% | 152nd highest of 162 | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 14.7% | joint 122nd highest of 162 (2 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 3 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 9.4% | joint 138th highest of 162 (2 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 5.3% | joint 28th highest of 162 (4 schools have the same figure) | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 96.1 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 109 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 40.9 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 17.2 | joint 107th highest of 154 (4 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 3 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.0 | joint 92nd highest of 154 (4 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 3 |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 6.7% | 148th highest of 154 | 3rd highest of 3 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 70.9% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 4.9 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 75% | joint 35th highest of 141 (5 schools have the same figure) | the highest of 2 |
| Attainment 8 | 2025/26 | 59.7 | 7th highest of 153 | the highest of 3 |
| Progress 8 | 2023/24 | +0.70 | 18th highest of 145 | the highest of 3 |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 84.1% | - | - |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | 2025/26 | 69% | 10th highest of 153 | the highest of 3 |
| Places | 2023/24 | 1,560 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 1,627 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 0% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | +2.3 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -0.6 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 14/11/2023 (school year 2023/24): Outstanding
- 13/12/2016 (school year 2016/17): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence6.5% 2024/25
This school
4.3%
2016/17
4.2%
2017/18
4%
2018/19
3.2%
2020/21
6.1%
2021/22
5.5%
2022/23
6.2%
2023/24
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.5% 2024/25
This school
0.7%
2016/17
0.8%
2017/18
0.8%
2018/19
0.4%
2020/21
0.7%
2021/22
0.8%
2022/23
1.2%
2023/24
1.5%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once3.4% 2024/25
This school
1.7%
2017/18
2.1%
2018/19
1.2%
2019/20
1.6%
2020/21
2.2%
2021/22
2.1%
2022/23
3.3%
2023/24
3.4%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils8.8 2024/25
This school
2.9
2017/18
3.7
2018/19
2.2
2019/20
1.8
2020/21
3.9
2021/22
3.0
2022/23
6.0
2023/24
8.8
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.13%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.06%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)10.6% 2025/26
This school
5.5%
2019/20
6.5%
2020/21
7%
2021/22
7.8%
2022/23
8.7%
2023/24
9.8%
2024/25
10.6%
2025/26
Any SEN14.7% 2025/26
This school
10.9%
2019/20
11.3%
2020/21
11.2%
2021/22
11.6%
2022/23
12.8%
2023/24
14.4%
2024/25
14.7%
2025/26
SEN support9.4% 2025/26
This school
9.4%
2019/20
9%
2020/21
8.4%
2021/22
8.6%
2022/23
8.7%
2023/24
9.5%
2024/25
9.4%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans5.3% 2025/26
This school
1.5%
2019/20
2.3%
2020/21
2.8%
2021/22
3.1%
2022/23
4.1%
2023/24
5%
2024/25
5.3%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)96.1 2024/25
This school
77.5
2017/18
77.2
2018/19
84.8
2019/20
86.6
2020/21
93.0
2021/22
90.5
2022/23
95.6
2023/24
96.1
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)109 2024/25
This school
90
2017/18
90
2018/19
97
2019/20
103
2020/21
108
2021/22
106
2022/23
107
2023/24
109
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)40.9 2024/25
This school
23.8
2017/18
19.0
2018/19
24.7
2019/20
31.5
2020/21
33.8
2021/22
35.3
2022/23
34.5
2023/24
40.9
2024/25
Pupils per teacher17.2 2024/25
This school
18.5
2017/18
19.6
2018/19
18.6
2019/20
18.9
2020/21
17.7
2021/22
18.4
2022/23
17.2
2023/24
17.2
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.0 2024/25
This school
12.8
2017/18
14.2
2018/19
13.2
2019/20
12.7
2020/21
11.8
2021/22
11.9
2022/23
11.5
2023/24
11.0
2024/25
Teacher turnover6.7% 2024/25
This school
18.1%
2017/18
7%
2018/19
4.7%
2019/20
4.6%
2020/21
12.2%
2021/22
8.1%
2022/23
8.1%
2023/24
6.7%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence70.9% 2024/25
This school
65.9%
2016/17
57.3%
2017/18
54.7%
2018/19
43.5%
2020/21
77%
2021/22
71.2%
2022/23
71.4%
2023/24
70.9%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)4.9 2024/25
This school
5.3
2016/17
4.0
2017/18
4.1
2018/19
2.4
2020/21
5.7
2021/22
5.5
2022/23
6.1
2023/24
4.9
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8. GCSE figures for 2025/26 are provisional (DfE, published 15 October 2026).Key stage 2 expected standard75% 2024/25
This school
71%
2022/23
52%
2023/24
75%
2024/25
Attainment 859.7 2025/26
This school
57.6
2016/17
60.8
2017/18
59.7
2018/19
64.1
2021/22
61.8
2022/23
59.8
2023/24
59.8
2024/25
59.7
2025/26
Progress 8+0.70 2023/24
+0.50
2016/17
+0.78
2017/18
+0.49
2018/19
+0.59
2021/22
+0.89
2022/23
+0.70
2023/24
Grade 4+ in English and maths84.1% 2025/26
This school
85%
2016/17
85%
2017/18
87%
2018/19
90%
2021/22
91.7%
2022/23
86.9%
2023/24
87%
2024/25
84.1%
2025/26
Grade 5+ in English and maths69% 2025/26
This school
62%
2016/17
68%
2017/18
69%
2018/19
77%
2021/22
80%
2022/23
71.7%
2023/24
71.1%
2024/25
69%
2025/26
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places1,560 2023/24
This school
1,539
2015/16
1,539
2016/17
1,539
2017/18
1,539
2018/19
1,620
2020/21
1,620
2021/22
1,620
2022/23
1,560
2023/24
Pupils1,627 2023/24
This school
1,275
2015/16
1,372
2016/17
1,430
2017/18
1,500
2018/19
1,624
2020/21
1,624
2021/22
1,633
2022/23
1,627
2023/24
Unfilled places0% 2023/24
This school
17.2%
2015/16
10.9%
2016/17
7.1%
2017/18
2.5%
2018/19
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4% | - | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 6.5% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | - | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.8 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 5.5% | 6.5% | 7% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10.6% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 10.9% | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 14.7% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 9.4% | 9% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 5% | 5.3% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 74.1 | 73.0 | 77.5 | 77.2 | 84.8 | 86.6 | 93.0 | 90.5 | 95.6 | 96.1 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 84 | 83 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 103 | 108 | 106 | 107 | 109 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 26.7 | 26.7 | 23.8 | 19.0 | 24.7 | 31.5 | 33.8 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 40.9 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 17.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 17.2 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.0 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 10.2% | 12.4% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 7% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 12.2% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 6.7% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 72% | 56.5% | 65.9% | 57.3% | 54.7% | - | 43.5% | 77% | 71.2% | 71.4% | 70.9% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | - | 2.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.9 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71% | 52% | 75% | - |
| Attainment 8 | - | - | 57.6 | 60.8 | 59.7 | - | - | 64.1 | 61.8 | 59.8 | 59.8 | 59.7 |
| Progress 8 | - | - | +0.50 | +0.78 | +0.49 | - | - | +0.59 | +0.89 | +0.70 | - | - |
| Grade 4+ in English and maths | - | - | 85% | 85% | 87% | - | - | 90% | 91.7% | 86.9% | 87% | 84.1% |
| Grade 5+ in English and maths | - | - | 62% | 68% | 69% | - | - | 77% | 80% | 71.7% | 71.1% | 69% |
| Places | 1,539 | 1,539 | 1,539 | 1,539 | 1,539 | - | 1,620 | 1,620 | 1,620 | 1,560 | - | - |
| Pupils | 1,206 | 1,275 | 1,372 | 1,430 | 1,500 | - | 1,624 | 1,624 | 1,633 | 1,627 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 21.6% | 17.2% | 10.9% | 7.1% | 2.5% | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
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| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 23% of schools | 159 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 19% of schools | 159 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 3.4% | 2024/25 | Higher than 22% of schools | 158 |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.7 | 2025/26 | Higher than 45% of schools | 161 |
| Pupils per adult | 11.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 50% of schools | 161 |
| Teacher turnover | 6.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 4% of schools | 154 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 4.9 | 2024/25 | Higher than 42% of schools | 156 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 10.6% | 2025/26 | Higher than 6% of schools | 162 |
| Special educational needs | 14.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 24% of schools | 162 |
| Education, health and care plans | 5.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 81% of schools | 162 |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 22% of schools | 162 |
| Pupils on roll | 1,649 | year not recorded | Higher than 75% of schools | 163 |
Each figure is placed among state-funded primary and secondary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.
Get Information about Schools and DfE school-level releases (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, finance) held by WhatSchool; 24,734 open schools in England, built 2026-10-24 from the Get Information about Schools extract of 2026-10-24. Open Government Licence v3.0.
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