The Westgate SchoolHenry Beaufort School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Westgate School and Henry Beaufort School in Winchester.

  • The Westgate School scores 81 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Henry Beaufort School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Westgate School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Westgate School was judged Outstanding and Henry Beaufort School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.8 for The Westgate School and 50.5 for Henry Beaufort School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Westgate School (64.1 in 2021-22, 59.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Henry Beaufort School (54.7 in 2021-22, 50.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Westgate School versus Henry Beaufort School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WinchesterThe Westgate SchoolWinchesterHenry Beaufort SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB81/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking1st of 69 in Hampshire Stronger figure10th of 69 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range4-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,627 1,005
Capacity1,620 1,015
LocationWinchester, SO22 5AZ Winchester, SO22 6JJ
GCSE results
Attainment 859.8 Stronger figure50.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths71.1% Stronger figure54.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths87.0% Stronger figure73.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc71.5% Stronger figure38.5% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.52 Stronger figure4.46 4.09
Cohort239 205
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,627 1,005
Free school meals (ever 6)10.0% 16.2%
English as an additional language9.1% 9.4%
SEN support9.5% 4.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.0% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.1% Stronger figure17.3% 15.8%

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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

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.

The Westgate School

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