St George's Community Primary School is a primary school located in Portland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/04/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Clarence Road, Portland, DT5 2BD
Website: www.stgeorgesportland.co.uk/
Telephone: 01305820520
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Josephine Luxon
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 127133

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 503
Number of Pupils: 444
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 215

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.7
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.6
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's Community Primary School
Clarence Road , DT5 2BD
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Atlantic Academy Portland
Maritime House , Southwell Park DT5 2NA
1out of 4 1,931 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.