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St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

High Street, Langton Matravers, Swanage BH19 3HB · stgeorgeslangton.dorset.sch.uk · 01929 422973

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Dorset 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
85
67% of 127 places
Local authority
Dorset
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
17.1%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 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: 4 (Places 5)4September 2023: 8 (Places 8)8September 2024: 12 (Places 12)12September 2025: 9 (Places 9)9September 2026: 11 (Places 11)11Places 11
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202611111100%
September 2025Sept 2025991100%
September 2024Sept 202412121100%
September 2023Sept 2023881100%
September 2022Sept 2022540.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Dorset it was 57%, 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: 30% (England 53%)30%2016/17: 30% (England 61%)30%2017/18: 57% (England 64%)57%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 53% (England 60%)53%2023/24: 65% (England 61%)65%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113803)

Ofsted

St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
19 Apr 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113803)

Graded areas

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

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113803), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113803)

Before September 2019

  • May 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113803)

  • Sept 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113803)

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