Schools in Winchester
Winchester is Hampshire's historic cathedral city and county town, with 35 state schools including 21 primaries serving the city and a broad rural catchment across mid-Hampshire villages such as Itchen Abbas and Kings Worthy. Hampshire County Council coordinates admissions and publishes annual catchment boundaries.
Winchester has only two state secondary schools - Henry Beaufort and Kings' School - for the city's catchment, which creates significant competition at Year 7. Hampshire's secondary admissions use a nearest-school tiebreaker, and the last distance offered at Winchester's secondaries can fall well below 2 miles in competitive years; families in outlying villages should apply to both and consider Eastleigh or Romsey secondaries as alternatives.
School demand in Winchester
Across the 28 schools in Winchester with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 85%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
13 schools in Winchester have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
12 of the schools in Winchester have a current Ofsted rating, of which 12 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Winchester: 1 oversubscribed (21)
Itchen Abbas Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO21 1BE
Kings Worthy Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO23 7QS
Owslebury Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO21 1LS
Stanmore Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO22 4AJ
Winnall Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO23 0NY
South Wonston Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO21 3EH
Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO22 4HP
Harestock Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO22 6LU
Weeke Primary School
Primary · Community school
Winchester · SO22 6DR
Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO21 3RY
Sparsholt Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO21 2NR
Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO21 1QQ
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO23 0PS
Western Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO22 5AR
St Bede Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO23 7DD
Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Winchester · SO21 2AS
John Keble Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Winchester · SO21 2LA
St Faith's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Winchester · SO23 9QB
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Winchester · SO22 4JB
Micheldever CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Winchester · SO21 3DB
Barton Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Winchester · SO22 6HS
Secondary Schools in Winchester (2)
Other Schools in Winchester (12)
The Westgate School
Special · Community school
Winchester · SO22 5AZ
Osborne School
Not applicable · Community special school
Winchester · SO23 7GA
Winchester College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Winchester · SO23 9NA
The Pilgrims School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Winchester · SO23 9LT
Twyford School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Winchester · SO21 1NW
Shepherds Down Special School
Not applicable · Community special school
Winchester · SO21 2AJ
Sparsholt College Hampshire
All through · Further education
Winchester · SO21 2NF
Peter Symonds College
All through · Further education
Winchester · SO22 6RX
Leigh House Hospital
Not applicable · Miscellaneous
Winchester · SO21 1HD
Swanwick Lodge
Not applicable · Secure units
Winchester · SO23 8UJ
University of Winchester
Not applicable · Higher education institutions
Winchester · SO22 4NR
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Winchester · SO22 6AJ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Winchester are set by Hampshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.