Best Secondary Schools in Winchester

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Winchester, Hampshire, and list every one: 3 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
5
Ranked
3
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Winchester. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Winchester also has 23 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Hampshire. Hampshire also has rankings for Basingstoke, Fareham, Waterlooville, Andover, Farnborough and all of Hampshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Winchester

  1. 1

    The Westgate School

    Local authority maintained, 1,649 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    59.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    71.1%

  2. 2

    Kings' School

    Local authority maintained, 1,737 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    57.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    65.1%

  3. 3

    Henry Beaufort School

    Local authority maintained, 979 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.6%

Secondary schools in Winchester without a rank

  • St Swithuns

    Independent, 667 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    45.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Winchester College

    Independent, Selective, 738 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    40.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    84%