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St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School, Sheerness

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Church of England
Ages 4–11

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sheerness, part of The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 10 schools in Sheerness with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School in detail

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We celebrate all that we do, our successes and our learning, our achievements and our support of one another. Jesus showed this through his compassion for the whole community when he gathered the crowds to him Welcome to St. George’s Church of England Primary School."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and cross-country.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 53% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 48 families put St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School are Minster in Sheppey Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 91% maths); Thistle Hill Primary School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 59% reading, 59% maths); Halfway Houses Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths); and Eastchurch Church of England Primary School (1.9 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 38% maths).

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Minster in Sheppey Primary SchoolThistle Hill Primary SchoolHalfway Houses Primary SchoolEastchurch Church of England Primary School

The trust

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is one of 18 schools run by The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 18 schools in The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust

Who goes there

3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%), Black (6%) and Mixed (5%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Queenborough Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mill Hill (adjacent), 140 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 60 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Howard Fisher
Pupils:382
LA:Kent
Phone:01795877667
Address:Chequers Road, Sheerness, ME12 3QU
Trust:THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST (18 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2015

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 6 February 2024View full report
URN:142372
UKPRN:10054170
Diocese:Diocese of Canterbury
Constituency:Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Personal development, Early years.

At a Glance

20.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+16ppMaths+10ppWriting+3pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 53% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.3

Avg class size

26.7

Infant (KS1)

27.8

KS2

14

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Mill Hill (adj)
139m · 2 min walk
Tams Gardens (opp)
251m · 4 min walk
Oak Lane (opp)
342m · 6 min walk
Baldwin Road (S-bound)
366m · 6 min walk
Back Lane (W-bound)
498m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

94%

Near capacity

395 pupils

420 places

25 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sheerness

Low pressure
New homes approved:787
Projected new pupils:197

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheerness

Across Kent council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

18,893

Applications

16,593

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

98.2%

All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

6 February 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood
2 October 2018
17 April 2013
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

42

SEN Support

14

EHC Plans

14.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication24
Social, Emotional & Mental Health13
Autistic Spectrum Disorder11
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment2
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
83.0%
Asian
0.3%
Black
5.8%
Mixed
5.2%
Chinese
0.5%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals20.4%
English as Additional Language3.9%

382

Total Pupils

164

Boys

218

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

18

Teachers

21.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,040

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,105

Per pupil

£2162k

Total funding

£103k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£216,099
EAL funding£2,677
Lump sum£142,484

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.8%

Overall absence

16.9%

Persistent absence

355

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Persistent (10%+)16.9%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

4.7%
18/19
4.6%
20/21
7.1%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
6.0%
23/24
5.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.

What is St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.

What is the catchment area for St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Classes at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School average 27.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School has around 382 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

5.8% of sessions were missed at St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School in 2024/25. 16.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School?

St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School is at Chequers Road, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3QU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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