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St George's Foundation Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Josephine Luxon

location_onPortland, DT5 2BD

language Visit Website phone 1305820520

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

427

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St George's Foundation Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Portland, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St George's Foundation Primary School is a foundation school in Portland, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 443 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #62 of 78 primaries in Dorset and #12,647 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 54%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing60% LA 67%

Maths68% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 1.2

-1.9

Write

LA -0.8

-3.5 to -0.4

0.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.4 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 1.7

2.3

Write

LA -0.5

0.9 to 3.6

1.9

Maths

LA -1.1

0.7 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 58%

Reading92% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths98% LA 69%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA -0.3

2.6 to 6

1.6

Write

LA -0.5

0 to 3.2

3.8

Maths

LA -1.2

2.3 to 5.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 October 2021

Inspection Report

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12 April 2016

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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08 January 2014

Inspection Report

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08 February 2011

Inspection Report

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06 November 2007

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 443 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	443	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	443	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	430	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	424	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	437	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	438	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	437	4	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	445	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	444	2	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	441	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	448	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	470	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	470	2	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	465	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	438	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	443	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	443	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	443	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	432	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 49 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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St George's Foundation Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Dorset

Bovington Academy

St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

Conifers Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage

Trent Young's CofE Primary School

St Ives Primary & Nursery School