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St George's School A Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Cherry Tree Road, Marton, Blackpool FY4 4PH · stgeorgesblackpool.com · 01253 316725
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Blackpool 37, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,038
- 99% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.8%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 298 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 298 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 209 | 317 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 299 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 210 | 234 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 201 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.5, and 70.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Blackpool it was 37, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲70.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 33.1 | −7.5 |
| Further education | 44.8 | +12 |
| Other education | 1.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | 0 |
| Employment | 4.4 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | −5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | 0 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St George's School A Church of England Academy was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 153
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND