SCHOOL PROFILE

St Georges Church School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 143136
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 111.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Methodist
Local authority North Somerset
Trust THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 235 196 full-time · 39 part-time
Female pupils 122 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 113 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

11.5%
13.3 pts below England
School 11.5%
North Somerset 16.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.2%
7.1 pts below England
School 13.2%
North Somerset 9.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.4%
182
African
8.1%
19
Any other White background
3.8%
9
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
7
White and Asian
2.6%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.3% 43 of 235 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.3%
North Somerset 18.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 5.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
North Somerset 60.2%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
North Somerset 73.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

70.0%

0.3 pts below England

School 70.0%
North Somerset 71.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
North Somerset 71.6%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.08%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.14 pts lower than England
School 5.08%
North Somerset 5.97%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.66%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.15 pts lower than England
School 13.66%
North Somerset 14.19%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.71 pts lower than England
School 1.09%
North Somerset 1.68%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

111.9% 23.7 pts above England
St Georges Church School
111.9%
North Somerset
87.8%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information