St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School

About St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School

St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School sits within the Camden local authority, a London borough with 41 primary schools, 17 of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself ranks 26th in Camden based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at key stage 2, placing it in the middle of the pack locally. Its top-performing peers in the borough include Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead, Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School and St Luke's Church of England School, all of which score higher on the same metric. Despite this mid-table ranking, St George the Martyr stands out for its strong Ofsted record: it was rated Outstanding in its most recent inspection in June 2024, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — judged to be Outstanding. That’s a clean sweep that not every school in the borough can claim, and it reflects consistent high performance since its previous Outstanding rating in 2013.

Academically, the school’s key stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly below the Camden local authority average of 75%. However, the school performs well in individual subjects: 82% met the expected standard in maths and writing, and 75% in reading. At the higher standard, 50% of pupils achieved that level in reading, 29% in maths and 21% in writing, with 11% reaching the higher standard across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 106 in maths and 107 in reading, both above the national benchmark of 100. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it’s unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Nationally, the school ranks in the 28th percentile for the combined expected standard, and within London it sits in the 47th percentile — solidly average rather than exceptional.

The school is a Church of England primary with nursery provision for children aged three to eleven, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 54 applications for 23 places, a ratio of 2.35 applicants per place, with all 20 first-preference applicants receiving offers. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sensory room, an outdoor playground, art studios, a sports hall, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, netball, cricket, swimming, rounders and gymnastics, while clubs range from drama and choir to coding and chess. The school’s SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health needs. With 41.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse and relatively disadvantaged intake. It will suit families who value a strong Church of England ethos, a wide range of enrichment activities and a school that has maintained Outstanding Ofsted grades over more than a decade, even if its raw academic results sit around the local average.

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