St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington

Academy converter·Primary school Trowbridge, Wiltshire·BA14 6LP
Composite score
88.3
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National rank
#18
In South West
#2
In Wiltshire
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
100%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
10 first choices, 10 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
28
any preference, for 10 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9220240.9120251.002026

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

Every child who put St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 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
5–11
Pupils on roll
89
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
10.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,360
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington at a glance

Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 89 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 100% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 10 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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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