Kings' School
Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5PN
1,737 pupils · 97% of 1,800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 January 2024, published 7 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 65.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 54.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 373 | 318 | 773 | 367 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 379 | 328 | 787 | 379 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 370 | 337 | 838 | 370 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 371 | 389 | 847 | 371 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 372 | 354 | 697 | 372 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 365 | 340 | 825 | 365 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 374 | 361 | 784 | 374 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 377 | 401 | 827 | 377 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Henry Beaufort School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thornden School 7.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Crestwood Community School 9.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Toynbee School 9.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Wyvern College 11.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Mountbatten School 12 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.