St George's School A Church of England Academy

St George’s School A Church of England Academy is experiencing significant improvements, positioning itself well ahead of its next graded inspection slated for September 2024. The school fosters an ambitious learning environment where both academic and personal growth is prioritized. Pupils demonstrate high levels of engagement and positive behavior, reflecting the school's culture of respect and courtesy. The effective support structures in place for students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), contribute to their success in navigating the broad and ambitious curriculum offered.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly across all subjects.
• Staff promote high aspirations for all pupils.
• Exceptional support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they access the curriculum effectively.
• Teachers demonstrate expert subject knowledge and provide clear explanations.
• Rich opportunities for personal development through a well-designed electives programme.
• Positive staff well-being and consultation in school practices.

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 School A Church of England Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 15.5% 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, 3.7% of pupils at St George's School A Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 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 School A Church of England Academy had 14.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.4% 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, 9.2% of pupils at St George's School A Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.6% 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 School A Church of England Academy received £8,608 and spent £8,127 for each of its 1,032 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,444,000 (£2,368 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Cidari Education Limited, income was £8,446 and spending £8,235 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 School A Church of England Academy is part of Cidari Education Limited, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Blackpool
• South Shore Academy Blackpool
• Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Preston
• St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy Preston
• Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Wigan
• Castle View Primary Academy Lancaster
• St Silas's CofE Primary School Blackburn
• St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Blackburn
• St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Blackburn
• Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Darwen

What is St George's School A Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

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

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

St George's School A Church of England Academy was last inspected in April 2025.

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

St George's School A Church of England Academy has 1,038 pupils on roll.

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

St George's School A Church of England Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

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

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.4, and 74% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St George's School A Church of England Academy?

St George's School A Church of England Academy is at Cherry Tree Road, Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4PH.