The Westgate School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

HampshireLocal Authority

WinchesterConstituency

SO22 5AZPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Westgate School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–16, located in Hampshire, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,649 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 59.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 71.1%
EBacc average point score: 5.52

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,649

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,649
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Dec 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
24 Jan 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.