St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Sheerness, Kent·ME12 3QU
Composite score
42.5
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#10,043
National rank
#1504
In South East
#302
In Kent
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
48 first choices, 48 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
143
any preference, for 48 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.15
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8720220.8120230.9420240.8520251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
389
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
20.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,941
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school serving Sheerness, Kent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 389 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 48 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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