St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown

St George’s Church of England Academy, Newtown is a primary school in Birmingham and part of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust. It was inspected in November 2024, having previously been judged to require improvement. Under the current inspection framework no single overall effectiveness grade was issued, but inspectors found the school performing well in each key area they evaluated: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well. The school has high expectations and a well-thought-through early years curriculum, and reading is a clear strength: children start phonics early, become fluent readers, and those falling behind are identified and supported quickly. Pupils with SEND are identified skilfully and supported through well-designed interventions and adapted tasks. Personal development is broad, including clubs, music, a large choir, visits to places of worship, online safety and opportunities for responsibility. Attendance is in line with the national average, and governance and trust support are effective, including work to manage staff workload and support parents. Safeguarding is effective. The main areas for improvement are precise modelling of vocabulary and grammar by teachers, and ensuring pupils regularly revisit and recall prior learning across all subjects so that new knowledge connects securely to what they already know.

Strengths

• Strong early years provision with a well-sequenced curriculum and high expectations.
• Effective phonics and reading teaching, with early identification and catch-up support.
• Skilful and prompt identification of SEND, with well-designed interventions and adapted tasks.
• Pupils behave well, are polite and respectful, and feel safe.
• High expectations for all pupils, who work hard and meet them.
• Broad personal development through clubs, music, choir, places of worship, online safety and pupil responsibilities.
• Attendance is in line with the national average due to proactive support and rewards.
• Effective governance and trust support, including work to manage staff workload and support parents.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently model vocabulary and grammar with precision, leaving some pupils unsure of word meanings and use.
• Opportunities to revisit and recall prior learning are not regular enough in some subjects, weakening pupils’ connections to new learning.

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 Academy, Newtown attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 1.5% of pupils at St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Academy, Newtown had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 10.4% of pupils at St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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

In 2024–25 St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown received £8,928 and spent £8,410 for each of its 274 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £258,000 (£941 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,859 and spending £7,689 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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St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown is part of Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth Birmingham
• St George's Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth) Birmingham
• St Clement's Church of England Academy Birmingham
• Quinton Church Primary School Birmingham
• Nonsuch Primary School Birmingham
• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull
• Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy Birmingham
• St Michael's Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• Hawkesley Church Primary Academy Birmingham

What is St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown last inspected by Ofsted?

St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown have?

St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown has 250 pupils on roll.

What age range does St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown cover?

St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown?

St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown is at St George's Street, Birmingham, B19 3QY.