St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Westminster for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 73 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024. In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. About 60% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most primary schools, so a place should be easier to come by. Many teachers don't stay: 52% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2020/21), against 15% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: January 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | South Street London W1K 2XH |
| Phone | 02076291196 |
| Reference Number | 101130 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 73 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 57.53%
Girls: 42.47% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 38.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 52.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 19.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 23.3% |
| White, Other | 20.5% |
| African | 6.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 6.8% |
| Asian, Other | 6.8% |
| Unclassified | 4.1% |
| Pakistani | 4.1% |
| White & Black (African) | 2.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.4% |
| Indian | 1.4% |
| Caribbean | 1.4% |
St George’s Hanover Square CofE Primary School has demonstrated a solid progression since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to a current rating of good. The school is characterized by a supportive and caring environment that enables pupils to thrive emotionally and academically. Staff maintain high expectations for student behavior and the academic curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, catering to the diverse needs of the pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Personal development is particularly strong, with initiatives that promote citizenship and social justice effectively integrated into the curriculum.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| > Quality of education | Good |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Outstanding |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| > Early Years Provision | Good |
| Last Report Date | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2023 | School inspection: |
| 19 Oct 2021 | School inspection: |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Short inspection |
| 02 Nov 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 11 May 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 05 Jul 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 31 Jan 2000 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Pupils demonstrate happiness and strong engagement in their learning.
- High expectations for behavior are consistently upheld across the school.
- Curriculum is ambitious, well-sequenced, and supports cumulative knowledge building.
- Strong emphasis on personal development and community involvement.
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring inclusion in all learning activities.
Areas for Improvement
- Occasional lapses in the precise delivery of the planned curriculum, causing gaps in pupils' understanding.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 75% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 19% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 3.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 6.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 6 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 8 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 7 | 2 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School had 84 pupils for 210 places. 126 places (60.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Central Westminster Primary” planning area
Westminster counted 67 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 68 in 2029–30, up 1%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 181 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 204 | 192 | 198 | 191 | 189 | 204 | 198 | 189 | 173 | 160 | 118 | 99 | 75 | 83 | 84 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 17.6% | 23.8% | 43.8% | 52.9% | 64.3% | 60.5% | 60.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 29.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School had 12.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.0 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 9.4% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 9.3% | 6.5% | 16.7% | 27.3% | 53.8% | 43.5% | 17.5% | 29.5% | 38.5% | 31.2% | 32.3% | 12.5% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 64.3% | 61.5% | 75.0% | 66.7% | 27.3% | 41.7% | 64.3% | 69.2% | 53.3% | – | 80.0% | 55.6% | – | 16.7% | 80.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | – | 4.2 | 2.4 | – | 1.2 | 6.2 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 9.6% of pupils at St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 4 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School received £12,462 and spent £18,954 for each of its 73 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,236,000 (-£16,927 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£27,000 | -£22,000 | -£31,000 | -£20,000 | -£177,000 | -£401,000 | -£762,000 | -£1,236,000 |
| per pupil | -£166 | -£144 | -£248 | -£205 | -£2,271 | -£4,778 | -£8,018 | -£16,927 |
| In-year balance | -£122,000 | £6,000 | -£9,000 | £11,000 | -£157,000 | -£224,000 | -£360,000 | -£474,000 |
| per pupil | -£737 | £37 | -£74 | £111 | -£2,013 | -£2,670 | -£3,793 | -£6,492 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
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What is St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.
When was St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.
How many pupils does St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School have?
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School has 73 pupils on roll.
What age range does St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School cover?
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School?
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School is at South Street, London, W1K 2XH.