St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School has been rated as 'Good' overall, reflecting strong performance in leadership, management, and pupil behaviour. The school provides a welcoming environment where pupils are recognized for their exemplary conduct and high levels of personal development. Though there have been challenges with key stage 2 pupils' achievements in mathematics and writing in the previous year, the school has implemented robust measures to address these issues, leading to improved outcomes for current pupils. Leaders are compassionate and dedicated, fostering a sense of care that permeates the school community.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Strong leadership that inspires staff and pupils alike.
• Effective teaching of phonics that supports early reading development.
• Inclusive support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• High parental satisfaction with school communication and support.
• A well-designed curriculum that promotes broad knowledge acquisition.

Areas for Improvement

• Key stage 2 outcomes in mathematics and writing were below the national average last year.
• Some subjects are less well-developed compared to others in the curriculum.

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 Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.9% 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, 1.3% of pupils at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School 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 Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.9% 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, 11.0% of pupils at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School received £6,553 and spent £6,243 for each of its 389 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £320,000 (£823 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust, income was £7,245 and spending £7,113 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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All schools in Sheerness · Kent local authority: places and applications

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is part of The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Sheerness
• St. Clement's CofE Primary School Sheerness
• St Mary of Charity CofE (Aided) Primary School Faversham
• Charing Church of England Primary School Ashford
• Reculver Church of England Primary School Herne Bay
• Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Maidstone
• Downs View Infant School Ashford
• Kennington Church of England Academy Ashford
• Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School Ashford
• Sandwich Infant School Sandwich

What is St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School have?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School has 382 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School cover?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is at Chequers Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3QU.