Peter Symonds College
16 plus · Further education · Mixed · Hampshire
Owens Road, Winchester, SO22 6RX
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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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Attendance
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At a glance
Pupils on roll
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GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Further education
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Sara Russell
- Address
- Owens Road, Winchester, SO22 6RX
- Phone
- 01962857500
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- St Paul · Winchester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130708
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
— pupils. 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).
View all Ofsted reportsA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.37 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.87 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 21.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 2104 | — |
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.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 644 | 20% | 48% | 66% | |
| Psychology | 444 | 8% | 22% | 54% | |
| Biology | 440 | 16% | 39% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 353 | 17% | 43% | 65% | |
| Business Studies | 310 | 2% | 14% | 43% | |
| Economics | 284 | 6% | 26% | 63% | |
| History | 273 | 6% | 25% | 61% | |
| Physics | 269 | 10% | 34% | 55% | |
| Sociology | 226 | 4% | 18% | 40% | |
| Geography | 214 | 6% | 26% | 55% | |
| Law | 181 | 7% | 20% | 41% | |
| Government and Politics | 160 | 5% | 21% | 59% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #9 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11055: Peter Symonds College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 87 |
| Offers | 26 |
| Success rate | 30% |
| Accepted offers | 23 |
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.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 56% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.