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St. George's School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Canterbury Road, Colchester CO2 7RU · stgeorgesschool.org · 01206 506800

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
609
97% of 630 places
Local authority
Essex
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
33.6%
First language not English
21.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Essex Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 51 (Places 72)51September 2023: 45 (Places 59)45September 2024: 43 (Places 52)43September 2025: 57 (Places 64)57September 2026: 46 (Places 55)46Places 55
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202655460.8100%
September 2025Sept 202564570.9100%
September 2024Sept 202452430.8100%
September 2023Sept 202359450.8100%
September 2022Sept 202272510.7100%

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 59% (England 53%)59%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 47% (England 64%)47%2018/19: 59% (England 65%)59%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 56% (England 61%)56%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼56%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
▼102105
●103105

Ofsted

St. George's School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
28 Nov 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
83%
Replies
29
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school●86% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲86% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲68% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (34%) with SEND

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