Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #82 in Derbyshire public Top 53% UK

St George's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Lynne Kilford

corporate_fareDERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onHigh Peak, SK22 4NP

language Visit Website phone 1663743222

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

102

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St George's CofE Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in High Peak, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St George's CofE Primary School is an academy sponsor led in High Peak, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 93 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #82 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #5,508 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

63%

LA 58%

Reading75% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 69%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing56% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths38% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.9

Read

LA -0.2

-8.6 to -1.2

-2.3

Write

LA -0.2

-5.7 to 1.1

-6.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-9.4 to -2.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 7.4

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 3.6

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.8 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%

Reading82% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.7

-3.1 to 2.7

-0.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.2 to 2.4

-1

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.7 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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16 February 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-02-16

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-12-06

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2011-11-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 93 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)	93	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	98	1	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	104	1	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	102	2	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	102	1	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	114	1	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	115	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	116	2	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	131	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	121	1	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	131	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	131	1	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	130	1	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	136	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	133	1	0.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	139	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	142	1	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	136	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils