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St George's CofE First School and Nursery

Primary · Redditch · B98 8LU

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Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 6 February 2024

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At a glance

170 pupils · 76% of 225 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
18.2% of pupils
English as additional language
71.3% of pupils
SEN support
15.8% of pupils
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.stgeorges.worcs.sch.uk/
URN
146754

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.03 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 30 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.7%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,238
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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