St George's CofE Primary School

About St George's CofE Primary School

St George's CofE Primary School in Lewisham is a Church of England state primary for children aged 3 to 11, and its headline Key Stage 2 results stand well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 academic year, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Lewisham average of 64% — a gap of 13 percentage points. That performance places the school 9th out of 59 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top 25% nationally. The school is also notably strong at the higher standard: 20% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, while 60% hit the higher mark in reading alone. These are strong figures for a school where 46.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, suggesting that outcomes here are not simply a reflection of a privileged intake.

The school's most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2011, rated it Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management, and for early years provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in January 2022 confirmed that the school remains Good. The previous inspection in 2007 had rated it Requires Improvement, so the trajectory is clearly upward. In the 2023/24 KS2 results, reading and maths average scores were 110 and 108 respectively, both above the national benchmark of 100. The school also outperforms the LA average on individual subjects: 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, 83% in maths and 80% in writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone suggest solid teaching across the core subjects.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 69 applications for 23 places, with 22 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3:1. Facilities include an ICT suite, sports hall, art studios, music rooms, a chapel and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include football, cricket, tennis, dance, netball and rounders, while clubs range from eco club and gardening to coding, chess, film club and choir. The school has nursery provision and supports pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. For families seeking a strong academic primary in Lewisham with a Church of England character, St George's offers results that punch well above the local average, though the nearest Outstanding-rated school, Rathfern Primary, is only 1.4 km away for those who might want to compare.

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