St George's Junior School

St George's Junior School has been evaluated as a good school overall, showcasing a positive environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The school excels in creating strong relationships between staff and students, which contributes to a happy school atmosphere. Leaders are focused on personal development, providing varied opportunities for pupils to take on responsibilities and actively participate in school life. While the majority of subjects are well-planned, there are areas in the foundation subjects where curriculum development is still ongoing, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge in those areas.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and form strong relationships with teachers and peers.
• Leaders prioritise personal development and provide numerous opportunities for pupil responsibilities.
• Behaviour is generally good, with pupils adhering to high expectations.
• Effective support is in place for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Reading instruction is well supported, leading to increased fluency among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning in some foundation subjects is less developed, affecting pupils' knowledge retention.
• Some teachers lack sufficient subject knowledge to deliver the curriculum effectively.

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 Junior School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% 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, 1.1% of pupils at St George's Junior 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 George's Junior School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 10.2% of pupils at St George's Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Junior School received £6,586 and spent £6,454 for each of its 352 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £332,000 (£943 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Empower Trust, income was £7,163 and spending £6,944 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 Shrewsbury · Shropshire local authority: places and applications

St George's Junior School is part of Empower Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodfield Infant School & Nursery Shrewsbury
• Wilfred Owen Primary School Shrewsbury
• Greenacres Primary School Shrewsbury
• St Marys CofE Primary School Shrewsbury
• St Peter's CofE Primary School Shrewsbury
• Market Drayton Junior School Market Drayton
• Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School Market Drayton

What is St George's Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Junior School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St George's Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

St George's Junior School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St George's Junior School have?

St George's Junior School has 354 pupils on roll.

What age range does St George's Junior School cover?

St George's Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are St George's Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St George's Junior School?

St George's Junior School is at Woodfield Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8LU.