Western Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Winchester, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Western Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Winchester, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 March 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Western Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, but places ran out in all 3 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- 6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire is 18.1%.
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 36 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Browning Drive, Winchester, SO22 5AR
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 387 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 March 2025
Strengths
- “Staff in this warm and welcoming school care deeply about the pupils.”
- “The school’s values of compassion, love and respect are embedded in the life of the school.”
- “Relationships between adults and children are respectful and nurturing.”
To improve
- “However, the expectations of what children can achieve in the early years are not as high.”
- “This means that children are not always ready for the next stage of their education.”
- “However, at times, some tasks are not planned as accurately as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Weeke Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Harestock Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bede Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanmore Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Farm Primary Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Faith's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Winnall Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published