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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
The Westgate School
Primary
Secondary
Cheriton Road, Winchester, SO225AZ
019 6285 4757


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 16
PUPILS
1560

The Westgate School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 16 and has a capacity of 1620. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 14 Dec 2016.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 10% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
778 boys and 782 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
5.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
6.9%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
6.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
9.4%
EHC PLAN
1.5%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
Not available
Local Authority
68%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
Not available
Local Authority
13%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Not available
Writing
Not available
Maths
Not available


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading Not available 105 104
Maths Not available 105 105



Attainment 8 score

School
59.7
Local Authority
47.6
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
69%
Local Authority
46%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 60% 37% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.32 4.18 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

14 Dec 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Outstanding




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 224
Of which first preference applications 86
Of which second preference applications 92
Of which third preference applications 46
Total offers made 60
Of which first preference offers 60
Of which second preference offers 0
Of which third preference offers 0


Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 609
Of which first preference applications 311
Of which second preference applications 250
Of which third preference applications 48
Total offers made 250
Of which first preference offers 249
Of which second preference offers 1
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
97%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 95% 87% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 1% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 3% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
9
PROPERTY
£800,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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