Leigh House Hospital, Winchester
Leigh House Hospital is a secondary school for pupils aged 12 to 19 in Winchester.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Leigh House Hospital in detail
Getting a place at Leigh House Hospital
Across Hampshire, 90% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hampshire lodged 403 appeals against secondary school offers; 285 reached a hearing and 114 succeeded (40% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Leigh House Hospital are Swanwick Lodge (1.6 miles); The Westgate School (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.7); Henry Beaufort School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.4); and Kings' School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 58.6).
Swanwick LodgeThe Westgate SchoolHenry Beaufort SchoolKings' School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Winchester Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Leigh House Hospital (e-bound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 46 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72).
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Leigh House Hospital are Winnall Primary School (0.7 miles), All Saints Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles), St Bede Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles) and St Faith's Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Winnall Primary SchoolAll Saints Church of England Primary SchoolSt Bede Church of England Primary SchoolSt Faith's Church of England Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 4 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Leigh House Hospital
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Winchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Winchester
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,392
Applications
13,874
Got 1st preference
90.1%
Got preferred school
97.6%
All secondary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Leigh House Hospital
What is the catchment area for Leigh House Hospital?
No fixed boundary. When Leigh House Hospital is oversubscribed, Hampshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Leigh House Hospital?
Apply through Hampshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Leigh House Hospital on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Leigh House Hospital?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Leigh House Hospital?
Leigh House Hospital is at Alresford Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)