Events & Announcements

Don't Worry - Be Happy. Wednesday 15th May at 7-9 pm in the main hall.

 Summer Camp 2013

A former Westgate pupil, Ollie Wade played the guitar and sang his own song at Naomi House in front of the Duchess of Cambridge this week.  Ollie had written a song 'Free' to say goodbye to his brother who sadly...

Eight boys were invited to play Winchester College in a friendly Tennis match.  There were some very close matches and everyone involved had an enjoyable afternoon playing on their grass courts in the sunshine. Many thanks...

We will be hosting a Careers Fair at The Westgate School on Tuesday 30th April from 6.30pm - 8.00pm in the main school hall. Please see poster for further details. Any queries please contact Mrs C Turner or Mrs C Foster in the LRC. We look...

Olivia & Grace – British Schools Champions Inspired by schoolgirl Zoe Smith, who competed at the London 2012 Olympics in weightlifting, Olivia Payne (yr 9) and Grace Lawrence (yr 10) were both inspired to take up the sport.  Both recently...

Watch this important film, featuring our school, about the importance of emotional health and wellbeing for young people, which was made here at the school last half term.

In light of the national news reports regarding horse meat combination in beef dishes, we wish to clarify the steps our catering operator, Innovate Services, has taken, and continues to take, to confirm the full origin and safety of the meat...

Shortlisting of applications will take place by Friday 21st  December with the initial Interviews taking place on Friday 18th January and Thursday 24th January 2013. We are not taking any further applications in History or Art and Design. We...

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The Westgate School was visited by Olympic Silver medallist Peter Waterfield, as part of the Sky Sports ‘Living for Sport’ project. 4 x Olympic diver Waterfield is coming in to the school to act as an athlete mentor for 20 yr 9 pupils who are being...

  Have a read!       See what you think of Tyrique's amazing comic book. He created, from scratch, a unique comic that is a really good read and contains excellent artwork. Keep checking...

Hayden Chant has been called up for the England Junior Cycle Speedway. Read this article to find out more.

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For photos from  the Ardeche Trip 2012 please click on Enrichment - Educational Visits and Trips - Ardeche Trip.

Thirty one pupils spent a fantastic 5 days in Iceland during the Easter Holidays, exploring and learning about the amazing landscapes that make Iceland so unique.  They swam at the blue lagoon geothermal spa, watched geysers explode, walked...

On Friday 16th March, Cameron McLean, Lucy Strange, Molly Harris, JoeO'Connell-Davis, and Mr Nicholson joined Mrs Sargent in planting an oaktree in the area of grass outside the main school entrance to celebratethe Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It took...

Last week saw the year 7 rugby team play St Georges in their first game of the season, which for 5 of the boys was their first ever game! It was a closely contested first 20 minutes with both sides playing some good rugby. St Georges committed well...

The Westgate School...'officially one of the best in the Country in teaching English' writes the Hampshire Chronicle in this week's edition. Click here to see the full article.

Many thanks to everyone who has supported the fundraising this term forThe Westgate School Allotment.  We were supported by the WaitroseCommunity Matters Scheme in October and have a received a cheque for£416! The Eco Group also had a stall at...

On Thursday 25th November, 13 year 5 and 6 pupils visited from: Twyford, Winnall and Owslebury primary schools. In just one short day, the pupils created fantastic stories for 3 and 4 year olds. This was a real challenge as it made them think...

The pupils paid to wear non-uniform to help raise money for worthy causes and their school today. Our Year 7's made a special effort to help raise money for Leukemia Research, Children with Mental Health (Winchester Branch ) and the Year 11 Prom....

Join us in the LRC/ Library for: Breakfast Club from 8.00 - 8.30 am daily Home Learning Club from 3.05 - 4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 3.05 - 3.50 pm Friday. Starts Monday 3rd October. This is open to just year 7 to begin with, but will open to...

Mukeni Nel (9KLA) has been awarded a place at the prestigious English Youth Ballet School. This is an amazing achievement and has enabled him to be part of a performance of 'The Nutcracker', later on in the year. Mukeni said he was "over the...

Josh Lloyd Dixon (9RHA) has won a prestigious award from 'The Hampshire Constabulary. The award was :'The Area Commander's Certificate of Congratulations'; it was awarded for: "[his] actions in assisting the emergency services to quickly reach...

Austin  Gwilliam competed in the 2011 Slazenger Tournament and successfully won the Under 12 age group. Well done Austin! Click here to read Austin's report.

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Staff and pupils celebrated the Centenary of The Westgate School on 25th July. Teachers were dressed in the costume of the time and pupils were taught from the programme of work according to the 1911 Prospectus, which included drill, old- fashioned...

Report by Mr A Pearson

Morgan Dibb in Year 10 will be spending the first week of her summer holidays competing against the world's best in the RS Feva class sailing World Championships in Holland. Morgan, who recently came 3rd in the national championships, follows in her...

It was with great delight that we welcomed 70-plus pupils to attend and receive awards at our Sports Presentation evening. This year, our awards were based upon the Olympic & Paralympic values of courage, determination, excellence, friendship,...

Westgate School Celebrates Its Centenary 1911 marked the Coronation of George V, the launch of the Titanic and the opening of The Westgate School as The County School for Girls, the buildings having been completed the previous Christmas. The School...

Fiona Brown in Year 10 has long been one of our best athletes. She holds 6 school records, has been district champion on several occasions, represented Hampshire on many occasions, and she has now gone one better. She has made the grade to be...

Our 2011 Honours Evening celebrated our exceptional pupils from Years 7 to Years 10 with their proud parents looking on to congratulate them along with Mr Nicolson, Miss Marshall and the Heads of Year. Well done to all those pupils!

Westgate School Celebrates Its Centenary 1911 marked the Coronation of George V, the launch of the Titanic and the opening of The Westgate School as The County School for Girls, the buildings having been completed the previous Christmas. The...

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On Friday 6th May sixteen pupils from The Westgate School travelled to Stoke on Trent to compete in the National Gymnastic Finals after winning the regional heats. There were entries in the acrobatics competition in U13 boys pairs, U13...

The Westgate continue on it's winning road. Both Year 8 boys B and Year 8 girls teams have played Kings School and Hampshire Collegiate School and won their matches. The Year 10 boys had a little more trouble but managed to win 2 of their 6 games...

Six year 9 pupils; Sophie Brown, Kerry Chamberlain, Haydn Elkins, Jack Gainsborough, Iain Reeves and Rea Scobell, have been taking part in a fantastic Olympic themed Geography project over the last term, run by Geography Undergraduate Student from...

Athletics County round 1 Success The Year 8/9 Girls athletics team went to Perins Sports College to fight out round 1 of the County Track Knock out competition, against some tough competition, including Perins, Farnborough Hill, St. Annes, Brune...

The boys has their first match of the season in the Aegon National Schools Tournament. They have been drawn against Robert Mays School, Kings and Hampshire Collegiate School. In yesterday's match  Ben Cawston played number 1, Harry Bayles...

NOW 12TH JULY, 6.00PM - 9.00 PM and NOT 28th April as provisionally booked.

The Westgate School celebrated the great success of winning 6 out of the 8 sections in the Under 13 groups. 14 pupils will go to the National finals with some competing in more than one section. Under 13 Groups 3rd: Phoebe Carlise, Sophie...

These are the correct days and dates. 7MS AND 7DM please note they will be going out on FRIDAY 20TH MAY not Thursday as the Parentmail letter stated in error. Dear...

A coach from the RFU came into school to introduce and take some Tag  Rugby sessions for the girls in Year 7 and Year 8. Following on from these sessions a team was to be selected to enter the County Girls Tag Rugby Tournament being held at the...

We had a fantastic turn out to this festival with all Year 5's from our feeder Primary schools attending. With nearly 200 children involved we held this intuitive and exciting festival over two afternoons. The afternoons were a great success and our...

CSI Day On Thursday 3rd March, all Year 8 pupils took part in a dramatic Science day. The day, which involved a number of different activities, was based on murder. The workshops demonstrated how science can help solve forensic investigations....

Last weekend saw Ross Humphrys in Year 8 compete in the Schools National Biathlon Final in Crystal Palace. Ross was the only one from the Westgate School who made it through the Southern Region qualifiers, then the National Semi Finals, to the final...

On Thursday 24th March a group of 5 Year 9 students attended the Final of the NDS Red Button Challenge, having spent the last four months designing an Interactive Cooking Application. The project was run by Solent EBP and sponsored by NDS, who...

Sian Wilkinson from 11VG took part in the Maia International Acro Cup 2011 in Portugal where she successfully qualified as part of a trio for the final of the Womens Age Group. In the final, Sian's trio improved on their...

The Westgate School has been leading the way with a new dimension in pupil learning."The project has been a great success and paves the way for future developments in how we personalise learning for all pupils at The Westgate School" Mrs...

On Monday 7th March a lively group of Year 5 and Year 6s from Winnall Primary School visited us at The Westgate School. They had a jam packed tour and then wrote up their experiences as brilliant articles. We had a great time with the young...

The Westgate School  won 1st place at The Rock challenge Competition on Wednesday 2nd March, at Southampton Guild Hall. The dancers and the team were fabulous and were thrilled to have their work and skill recognised by receiving 1st place,...

Pupils and teachers at The Westgate School celebrated today when they were officially welcomed into the London 2012's Get Set Network. Click here for the full report

The Year 7's took part in a Street Dance workout in aid of Lepra. Pupils were invited to make a small donation from friends and family. Any pupil raising £21 received a t-shirt. £21 is the amount needed to cure a child of Leprosy! Year 7 will be...

We are pleased to annouce that James Hinton, Year 9 has achieved his 1st Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, after seven years of training at the Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain. Tae Kwon Do is a martial art, characterised by its fast, high and...

The Government’s recent publication of results for schools has once again shown The Westgate School’s results to be outstanding. According to a range of measures, the School is among the top in the County, most notably for 78% of pupils achieving at...

Jenny Cropley (8RT) and Rob Thomas (10DH) recently returned from international waters competing in sailing competitions. Jenny was in Naples, Italy, competing in the 18th '18 Trophee Marcello Campobasso' international race, where she competed...

Earlier on last week, thirty of our fastest, hardest  pupils from Key Stage 3 braved the snowy conditions in Basingstoke to take part in the Hampshire Inter- school cross country championships. Whilst the snow was just starting to fall in...

Three pupils from The Westgate School travelled to Normandy to compete in an international cross country race and came home with some excellent results. As part of the Hampshire team, they competed in 'Vignettes des Coutances' race against athletes...

A team of 12 represented The Westgate School at the Southern Biathlon Championships in Portsmouth on Sunday. There were some new faces on the team, along with some pupils who have done Biathlon on a number of ocassions. The biathlon is made up of a...

Ypres Field Trip 2010 kit required Ypres letter to parents

A hotly anticipated rugby match saw the Westgate's Year 10 team travel down the road to Henry Beaufort School. Following the disappointment of the 7-0 defeat to Kings last week, the boys were keen to make amends over the other Winchester School....

Following a fantastic display at the recent Cross Country Relay Nationals, Zoe Jennings in Year 8 has been selected for the Hampshire County Team. Zoe recently travelled up to Mansfield with other members of Winchester District Athletics Club and...

The new YMCA Youth Cafe is opening soon in Winchester.  For more information log on to the following link. www.facebook.com/refreshyouthcafe

What a fantastic afternoon! With the perfect weather conditions and a staggering 220 Primary children, The Westgate Primary cross-country festival was a great sporting success. Children from : All Saints, St. Bedes, Twyford, Western and Winnall...

45 pupils took part in the Year 9 Inter-Tutor Badminton on Monday 8th November 2010. Girls Singles won by Izzy Talbot (9MK) and Boys Singles won by Calum Rigden (9ACO). The Girls Doubles were won by Sarah Fan and Sophie Read (9MK) and Boys Doubles...

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Hampshire Youth Theatre, including Westgate students Holly Barry-Scott and Rachael Bowler, present a seductive retelling of THE BACCHAE, by Euripides, a vibrant play which is on both the Classical Civilisation and Theatre Studies curriculums this...

Click here for a small collection of photos.  Here's a report by one of the pupils on the trip. After 20 long hours of travelling, we finally arrived at Mimosa, Valras Plage. This was the first camp we were going to spend time at. Situated 5...

Tuesday 24 August 2010 between 11am and 1pm

Pupils from The Westgate School took part in the Itchen Navigation Arts Project on 17 and 18 July - a project organised by The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to  inspire people to learn about the history and wildlife of the Itchen...

The governing body has selected Paul Nicholson, existing Deputy Headteacher, to be the substantive Headteacher of The Westgate School from 1 September 2010.

Many congratulations to Ben Winchester, Year 8, who has gained a commendation for his entry to a poetry competition organised by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society  (ALCS) in conjunction with the Carnegie...

Mrs Fyvie-Rae would like to thank all the pupils, staff and parents who have helped make the Sport Relief fundraising in school so successful. The total now raised has reached a staggering £2500!

The first Winchester Young Musician Festival was held at Henry Beaufort School on Sunday 28 March. Seventeen musicians took part, drawn from Westgate School, Henry Beaufort, Kings', St Swithun's, Twyford and Kingsworthy Primary. Each pupil had to...

These summer schools are open to students aged 15-17. The cost, per student, is £250 and there are 25% free places available for those receiving free school meals/education maintenance. Click on the links below for more information on the...

Westgate GCSE Results Gain National Honours

The PE department offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities for all year groups. PE Activities Timetable - Autumn Term 2009/2010 

Two students of the Westgate School were among the top ten candidates nationally in two GCSE subjects run by exam board Edexcel in the summer exams 2008. Joanna Fan achieved one of the top ten overall marks in GCSE Chinese, out of 2250 candidates,...