Harestock Primary SchoolWestern Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Winchester.

Summary of the comparison

Harestock Primary School and Western Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Winchester.

  • Harestock Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Western Church of England Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Western Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Harestock Primary School was judged Good and Western Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Harestock Primary School and 74.0% for Western Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Harestock Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Western Church of England Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Harestock Primary School versus Western Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WinchesterHarestock Primary SchoolWinchesterWestern Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100D53/100Stronger figure
Local ranking217th of 416 in Hampshire 175th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll186 395
Capacity259 420
LocationWinchester, SO22 6LU Winchester, SO22 5AR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census186 395
Free school meals (ever 6)14.5% 5.3%
English as an additional language14.5% 9.1%
SEN support9.1% 12.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% 5.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Harestock Primary School

Western Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Harestock Primary School · Western Church of England Primary School