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St Swithuns

Other independent school · Girls · Hampshire

Alresford Road, SO21 1HA

Website 01962835700

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Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

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No data

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

667

Capacity used

Has space

86%

780 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Other independent school
Age range
2–18
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
Boarding school
Headteacher
Jane Gandee
Address
Alresford Road, Winchester, SO21 1HA
Phone
01962835700
Local authority
Hampshire
Ward / constituency
St Bartholomew · Winchester
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
116534

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals———
English as additional language———
SEN support10%——
1% boys (7)99% girls (660)

667 pupils · 780 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score45.1——
Progress 8 score——0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths0%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths0%——
EBacc average point score3.20——

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry48.36——

Average grade: A (England B-)

GCSE results over time

38.1201947202245.3202345.1202445.22025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 845.246
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score3.154.1
Pupils in cohort87—

A-level results over time

45.65201950.53202246.47202348.36202449.132025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry49.1335
Average gradeA—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)58.3%17%
A-level students73—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Language8676%98%100%
English Literature8660%97%100%
Spanish5066%88%96%
Geography4879%100%100%
French3491%100%100%
Art and Design2085%100%100%
Religious Studies1894%100%100%
Food Preparation & Nutrition1878%94%100%
Latin17100%100%100%
German1794%100%100%
Drama1471%100%100%
Classical Civilisation1331%92%100%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics3735%84%92%
Chemistry3450%76%97%
Biology3053%73%100%
Psychology1718%71%88%
Economics1625%69%81%
Physics1527%60%80%
English Literature1242%58%100%
History813%88%88%
Religious Studies813%88%100%
Mathematics (Further)813%63%75%
Fine Art729%43%100%
Geography714%57%100%

Oxbridge

52020420216202232023≤52024≤52025

Cambridge offers by year

Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2

UCAS apply centre 11056: St Swithuns

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications16
Offers≤5
Success rate—
Accepted offers≤5

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.