St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

School overview

St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Harrow, Harrow, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 409 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St George's Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy 'Outstanding'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 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 among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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 further down the page.