St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington

St George’s Church of England Primary School has demonstrated strong overall performance, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas. Pupils enjoy their time at school, embodying values such as courage, friendship, and respect, which contribute to a positive and inclusive atmosphere. The school's leadership has made commendable improvements since its conversion to an academy in 2018, particularly in enhancing reading through a structured phonics approach and designing a well-sequenced curriculum. Parental support and high expectations from staff play integral roles in the school’s success.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending the school and feel safe.
• Strong emphasis on the school values promoting kindness and inclusivity.
• Well-planned curriculum supports pupil engagement and citizenship.
• Effective reading strategies and phonics instruction.
• High expectations of pupil behavior create a calm school environment.
• Fully inclusive practice for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient monitoring of some subjects in the wider curriculum impacts understanding of pupil progress.
• Lack of rigorous attendance monitoring for all groups, leading to some pupils not attending regularly.

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 Primary School, Semington attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.1% 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 Church of England Primary School, Semington 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 Primary School, Semington had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 6.9% of pupils at St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.0% 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 Primary School, Semington received £8,561 and spent £7,223 for each of its 89 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £55,000 (£622 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of The White Horse Federation, income was £7,712 and spending £7,474 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 Primary School, Semington is part of The White Horse Federation, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:

• Bowerhill Primary School Melksham
• Melksham Oak Community School Melksham
• St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Melksham
• The Manor CofE VC Primary School Melksham
• Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Melksham
• Seend Church of England Primary School Melksham
• Shaw CE Primary School Melksham
• Southbroom Infants' School Devizes
• Devizes School Devizes
• Larkhill Primary School Salisbury

What is St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington last inspected by Ofsted?

St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington have?

St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington has 87 pupils on roll.

What age range does St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington cover?

St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington?

St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington is at Pound Lane, Semington, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6LP.