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St George's Church of England Foundation School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 4–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 37 37.4 2025/26[2]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 65% 65% 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
37.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
21.8% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.42 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 37.7[6] 16.7%[6]
2023/24 36.5[4] 22.5%[4] -0.42[4]
2022/23 38.2[7] 20%[7] -0.36[7]
2021/22 35.5[8] 22%[8] -0.73[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D 2018/19[9]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
YearA-level average grade
2017/18 D[11]
2016/17 D+[12]
2015/16 D-[13]
2014/15 D[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
65% 2024/25[3]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
3% 2024/25[3]
Reading, average scaled score
105 2024/25[3]
Maths, average scaled score
103 2024/25[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 70%[15] 10%[15] 107[15] 105[15]
2022/23 68%[16] 3%[16] 103[16] 104[16]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
89% 2022/23[17]
School sixth form
35% 2022/23[17]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[17]
Further education college
45% 2022/23[17]
Apprenticeship
6% 2022/23[17]
Employment
3% 2022/23[17]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[18] 44%[18] 0%[18] 41%[18] 1%[18] 3%[18]
2020/21 96%[19] 42%[19] 0%[19] 44%[19] 6%[19] 3%[19]
2019/20 95%[20] 47%[20] 0%[20] 40%[20] 3%[20] 4%[20]
2018/19 95%[21] 42%[21] 0%[21] 42%[21] 5%[21] 4%[21]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
83% 2022/23[22]
UK higher education
16% 2022/23[22]
Education
26% 2022/23[22]
Apprenticeship
10% 2022/23[22]
Employment
47% 2022/23[22]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 80%[23] 31%[23] 47%[23] 2%[23] 31%[23]
2020/21 80%[24] 20%[24] 30%[24] 8%[24] 42%[24]
2019/20 75%[25] 23%[25] 44%[25] 4%[25] 27%[25]
2018/19 80%[26] 22%[26] 31%[26] 2%[26] 47%[26]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
37% 2021/22[27]
Top third of most selective universities
0% 2021/22[27]
Russell Group universities
0% 2019/20[28]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[28]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 27%[29] 1%[29]
2019/20 33%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28] 0%[28]
2018/19 24%[30] 0%[30] 0%[30] 0%[30]
2017/18 39%[31] 0%[31] 0%[31] 0%[31]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
19 Nov 2024[32]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[32]
Report published
13 Jan 2025[32]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[32]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[32]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
12 Jun 2019[33] S5 Inspection[33] Good[33]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.2 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Applications (any preference)
869 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences
248 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Places offered
207 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 956[34] 295[34] 204[34] 4.7[34] 1.4[34]
Entry Sept 2024 919[34] 293[34] 205[34] 4.5[34] 1.4[34]
Entry Sept 2023 1015[34] 328[34] 205[34] 5.0[34] 1.6[34]
Entry Sept 2022 856[34] 289[34] 204[34] 4.2[34] 1.4[34]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.8 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Applications (any preference)
166 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences
82 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Places offered
60 Entry Sept 2026[34]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[34]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 139[34] 58[34] 60[34] 2.3[34] 1.0[34]
Entry Sept 2024 185[34] 81[34] 61[34] 3.0[34] 1.3[34]
Entry Sept 2023 157[34] 53[34] 60[34] 2.6[34] 0.9[34]
Entry Sept 2022 160[34] 66[34] 60[34] 2.7[34] 1.1[34]

Character & practicalities

Type
Foundation school[1]
Ages
4–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1375[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
http://www.stgeorges-school.org.uk/[1]
District
Thanet[35]
Postcode
CT10 2LH[1]
URN
118919[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1616 2024/25[36]
English as an additional language
5.8% 2024/25[36]
SEN support
11.8% 2024/25[36]
EHC plan
4.8% 2024/25[36]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
35.4% 2024/25[36]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
88.2%[37]
Mixed
7%[37]
Asian
2.1%[37]
Black
0.6%[37]
Any other ethnic group
1.3%[37]
Unclassified
0.9%[37]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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