Schools by area › Worcestershire › St George's CofE School
St George's CofE School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Birmingham Road, Kidderminster DY10 2BX · stgprimary.org · 01562 824206
On the mapSearch near DY10 2BX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Worcestershire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 223
- 13 over 210 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.8%
- First language not English
- 43.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Black Pear Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 25 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Worcestershire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135055)
Ofsted
St George's CofE School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135055), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135055)
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135055)
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135055)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 22
- 10% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied