St George's Academy

St George's Academy is performing well overall, with a rating of 'Good' across all inspection domains. The school creates a positive and respectful environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to aim high. Recent improvements to the curriculum have aimed to boost performance, particularly in key stage 4. The sixth form is noted for its strong academic and vocational outcomes, preparing students well for their future endeavors. Despite these strengths, there are concerns over some inconsistencies in curriculum delivery and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which continue to be areas of focus for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils display polite and respectful behavior.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a sense of community.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious, and well-sequenced.
• Effective strategies have been implemented to improve attendance and literacy.
• Robust actions are taken to address bullying and behavior incidents.
• Pupils receive ample opportunities for extra-curricular engagement.
• The school prioritizes reading support and personal development education.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent systems for identifying and supporting pupils with SEND.
• Some lessons lack focus on essential knowledge and skills.
• Insufficient monitoring of the effectiveness of educational strategies.

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 Academy attended 90.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.1% 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, 5.9% of pupils at St George's Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 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 Academy had 14.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.4% 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, 7.9% of pupils at St George's Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.7% 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 2024–25 St George's Academy received £8,196 and spent £8,360 for each of its 2,329 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £939,000 (£403 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is St George's Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St George's Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St George's Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St George's Academy have?

St George's Academy has 2,281 pupils on roll.

What age range does St George's Academy cover?

St George's Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are St George's Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 39.4, and 22% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St George's Academy?

St George's Academy is at Westgate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7PP.