St George's CofE Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades St George's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly across the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils attend school very regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have put in place an ambitious curriculum which ensures that pupils build knowledge progressively over time."

Early years - Strong standard. "In the early years, leaders have established a well-structured and ambitious curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders are unwavering in their support for vulnerable pupils."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are ambitious and unwavering in their focus on enabling pupils to achieve their best."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have high aspirations for pupils and a steadfast belief in their potential."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should maintain and build on the school's highly effective work and continue to pursue their ambitious aims to secure transformational outcomes for pupils".

In its own words: "Please click on the links below or to your right to find out more about our wonderful school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is an incredibly exciting time to be at St. George's CE Primary. We have a wonderful, newly-built school environment, which is spacious and inviting. Our teachers are incredibly talented and hardworking and our pupils' smiles and love of learning make St George's a very special place to be."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, swimming, dance and drama.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at St George's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Lewisham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 83% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St George's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 66 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's CofE Primary School are Perrymount Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 68% maths); Eliot Bank Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 91% maths); and St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths).

St George's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St George's CofE Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Sdbe Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

40.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 52.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (59%) and Mixed (15%).

St George's CofE Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Forest Hill Station, about 200 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Vale, 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, St George's CofE Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St George's CofE Primary School are Sydenham and Forest Hill Sixth Form (0.4 miles), Sydenham School (0.4 miles), Forest Hill School (0.4 miles) and Allenby Tutorial Trust (0.5 miles).