St George's CofE Primary School

About St George's CofE Primary School

St George's CofE Primary School in Salford was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The most telling exam metric, however, is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2: just 41% did so in the 2023/24 academic year. That is significantly below the Salford local authority average of 61%, placing the school 61st out of 65 primary schools in the borough and in the bottom 50 nationally. While individual subject results were mixed — 66% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, compared with 48% in reading and 48% in maths — the combined figure tells a clear story of a school where academic outcomes are a real concern for parents.

The Ofsted breakdown from 2023 helps explain some of this picture. While the school was judged Good overall, its early years provision was rated Requires improvement, which inspectors noted as a weaker area. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management were all rated Good. The school's Progress 8 scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say whether pupils are making expected progress from their starting points. What is clear is that only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and just 7% did so in reading or writing individually. For a school with 64.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, these results may reflect the challenges of a high-deprivation intake, but they still represent a significant gap compared with local peers.

St George's is a Church of England primary school for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is at full capacity with 231 pupils and was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 40 applications for 30 places and making 29 offers to first-preference families. The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, sports hall, music rooms, art studios and a chapel, plus clubs such as science, coding, eco and book club. Its SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, visual impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. For parents weighing up options, this is a school that serves a high-needs community and has maintained a Good Ofsted rating, but the academic outcomes data suggests it is not currently delivering strong results compared with other Salford primaries.

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