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Education in Winchester

District

The west of the South East. 136,856 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 661 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Winchester, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Winchester had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
58
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Winchester had 58 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Winchester among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Winchester is 58.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Winchester. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Winchester

Winchester has 58 open schools: 1 nursery, 42 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 special, 2 sixth form and further education and 6 independent.

Outstanding
5
Good
11
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

16 of the 49 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between September 2022 and June 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

9 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Winchester

5 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Barton Farm Primary Academy (May 2023), Bishops Waltham Infant School (November 2023), Droxford Junior School (February 2024), The Westgate School (November 2023), Osborne School (September 2022).

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended ServicesLocal authority nursery school2 to 5109School remains Outstanding, April 2023

Primary (42)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11186School remains Good, November 202366% met KS2 standard
Barton Farm Primary AcademyFree schools2 to 11345Outstanding (overall), May 2023
Bishop's Waltham Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11287Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met65% met KS2 standard
Bishops Waltham Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7199Outstanding (overall), November 2023
Cheriton Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1170Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Colden Common Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11403School remains Good, January 202373% met KS2 standard
Compton All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11108Good (overall), June 202360% met KS2 standard
Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11469Improved significantly, November 202482% met KS2 standard
Curdridge Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11110School remains Good, July 202250% met KS2 standard
Denmead Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7201School remains Good, May 2023
Denmead Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11316Some aspects not as strong, February 202546% met KS2 standard
Droxford Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11164Outstanding (overall), February 2024, before the school changed
Durley Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11139Standards maintained, November 202471% met KS2 standard
Hambledon Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1195Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
Harestock Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11177School remains Good, June 202338% met KS2 standard
Itchen Abbas Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1162Good (overall), December 202367% met KS2 standard
John Keble Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1185Good (overall), March 202466% met KS2 standard
Kings Worthy Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11404School remains Good, March 202278% met KS2 standard
Meonstoke Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 768Good (overall), February 2023
Micheldever CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1178Good (overall), September 202229% met KS2 standard
Newlands Primary AcademyFree schools4 to 1110No outcome in Ofsted's file
Newtown Soberton Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 773Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 11204Standards maintained, January 202555% met KS2 standard
Otterbourne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11269Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade71% met KS2 standard
Owslebury Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1168Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met50% met KS2 standard
South Wonston Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11290Good (overall), June 202464% met KS2 standard
Sparsholt Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11110Good (overall), October 202386% met KS2 standard
St Bede Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11414Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
St Faith's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11142Good (overall), February 202483% met KS2 standard
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11202Good (overall), March 202344% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, WinchesterVoluntary aided school2 to 11357Good (overall), March 202358% met KS2 standard
Stanmore Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11147Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade59% met KS2 standard
Sun Hill Infant and PreschoolCommunity school3 to 7127Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Sun Hill Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led7 to 11145Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11409School remains Good, May 202357% met KS2 standard
Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11141Standards maintained, November 202483% met KS2 standard
Upham Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1199Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Weeke Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11394School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 202481% met KS2 standard
West Meon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1155Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade78% met KS2 standard
Western Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11387Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade74% met KS2 standard
Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11300Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met43% met KS2 standard
Winnall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11170Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade68% met KS2 standard

Secondary (4)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Henry Beaufort SchoolCommunity school11 to 16979School remains Good, March 2023Attainment 8: 52.4
Kings' SchoolCommunity school11 to 161,737Good (overall), January 2024Attainment 8: 58.6
Perins SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,140School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 48.8
Swanmore CollegeCommunity school11 to 161,338School remains Good, May 2023Attainment 8: 51.6

All-through (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
The Westgate SchoolCommunity school4 to 161,649Outstanding (overall), November 202375% met KS2 standard

Special (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Osborne SchoolCommunity special school11 to 19220Outstanding (overall), September 2022
Shepherds Down Special SchoolCommunity special school4 to 11198School remains Good, February 2023

Sixth form and further education (2)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Peter Symonds CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Sparsholt College HampshireFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Brockwood Park SchoolOther independent school13 to 2077Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Prince's Mead SchoolOther independent school2 to 11232Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
St SwithunsOther independent school2 to 18667Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
The Pilgrims SchoolOther independent school4 to 13211Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Twyford SchoolOther independent school2 to 13391Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Winchester CollegeOther independent school13 to 19738Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.