[1] The Winston Churchill School received a score of "good" from OFSTED in April 2018,[2] with GCSE results above the national average.

[2] The most recent short inspection by OFSTED on 14 and 15 November 2023 found that "This is an inclusive school, with high expectations for pupils' conduct and achievement."

After school clubs provide extra sports and P.E., and other extra-curricular activities.

It was opened on 10 December 2019 by the fifth incarnation of The Doctor and former Winston Churchill School student Peter Davison.

[4] The planetarium is also open to the public out of school times, showing films on astronomy and holding lectures and space talks.