St George's Catholic Primary School, Southend-on-Sea

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 10.45am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St George's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Southend-on-Sea and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 87% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put St George's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's Catholic Primary School are Friars Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 68% maths); Hinguar Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 59% reading, 50% maths).

St George's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St George's Catholic Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Assisi Catholic Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Black (10%).

The nearest railway station is Shoeburyness Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Herongate (adjacent), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St George's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 200 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Southend-on-Sea (318).

In 2024/25, St George's Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St George's Catholic Primary School are Shoeburyness High School (0.5 miles), Southchurch High School (1.6 miles) and Southend High School for Girls (1.8 miles).