St George's Church of England Foundation School

St George’s Church of England Foundation School has effectively maintained its standards from previous inspections, ensuring a positive experience for its pupils. The school fosters a happy and respectful environment where pupils are motivated to learn. In the primary phase, pupils excel, particularly in reading, while the secondary phase also offers a broad curriculum. Notably, the school has made strides in supporting pupils who have faced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a clear focus on addressing gaps in knowledge and skills. Although the school performs well overall, leaders are aware of areas for improvement, particularly in mathematics and sciences, where achievement needs to be enhanced.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on pastoral care, promoting a culture of kindness and respect.
• Effective early reading support through systematic phonics teaching.
• High-quality careers provision that raises pupils' aspirations.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils based on mutual respect.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with additional learning needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupils' understanding in some lessons.
• Achievement in EBacc subjects, particularly mathematics and sciences, is less developed.

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 Church of England Foundation School attended 91.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 4.8% of pupils at St George's Church of England Foundation School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Church of England Foundation School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 14.2% of pupils at St George's Church of England Foundation School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St George's Church of England Foundation School received £7,880 and spent £7,906 for each of its 1,590 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,400,000 (£880 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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 Church of England Foundation School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Church of England Foundation School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was St George's Church of England Foundation School last inspected by Ofsted?

St George's Church of England Foundation School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does St George's Church of England Foundation School have?

St George's Church of England Foundation School has 1,590 pupils on roll.

What age range does St George's Church of England Foundation School cover?

St George's Church of England Foundation School for pupils aged 4 to 19.

What are St George's Church of England Foundation School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.4, and 22% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are St George's Church of England Foundation School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St George's Church of England Foundation School?

St George's Church of England Foundation School is at Westwood Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LH.