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St George's CofE School Kidderminster, Kidderminster

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 2–11

St George's CofE School Kidderminster is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Kidderminster, part of The Black Pear Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 22nd-highest of the 23 schools in Kidderminster with published results, and 13,886th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

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

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

St George's CofE School Kidderminster in detail

St George's CofE School Kidderminster in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and rugby.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils at St George's CofE School Kidderminster reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at St George's CofE School Kidderminster

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put St George's CofE School Kidderminster as their first choice and 47 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 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 George's CofE School Kidderminster

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St George's CofE School Kidderminster are St Ambrose Catholic Primary (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 52% maths); Offmore Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 76% maths); and St Oswald's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St George's CofE School Kidderminster.

St Ambrose Catholic PrimarySt Mary's CofE (VA) Primary SchoolOffmore Primary SchoolSt Oswald's CofE Primary School

The trust

St George's CofE School Kidderminster is one of 8 schools run by The Black Pear Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 8 schools in The Black Pear Trust

Who goes there

43.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (26%) and Black (10%).

Staffing

St George's CofE School Kidderminster had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Kidderminster Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Trinity School (adjacent), 200 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 392 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St George's CofE School Kidderminster issued 11 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St George's CofE School Kidderminster are Holy Trinity School (0.1 miles), King Charles I School (0.7 miles), Baxter College (1.3 miles) and Wolverley CofE Secondary School (1.8 miles).

Holy Trinity SchoolKing Charles I SchoolBaxter CollegeWolverley CofE Secondary School

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; DfE school workforce census; 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:Mrs Clare Snape
Pupils:223
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:01562824206
Address:Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, DY10 2BX
Trust:THE BLACK PEAR TRUST (8 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 23 January 2024View full report
URN:144998
UKPRN:10065141
Diocese:Diocese of Worcester
Constituency:Wyre Forest
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted's report, in its own words

What is it like to attend this school?

St George's is a warm and friendly school. The corridors beautifully celebrate the ethos of the school and the pupils' work. Staff know pupils and their families well. They look after pupils and make sure they feel safe and happy.

Pupils receive positive recognition when they demonstrate the school values through their everyday actions. They wear their 'star badges' with pride. Pupils understand that everyone is equal: 'We are all different, but we are all human'. This is evident in the way that they treat others in school.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has adopted an ambitious curriculum that provides pupils with the knowledge and skills they need for the next stage of their education. The curriculum is carefully sequenced for all pupils, and assessment tasks help teachers to identify pupils who need additional support. However, some subjects have had more attention than others. This means that, sometimes, the work that pupils are asked to complete is not well matched to the intended learning.

Phonics is of the highest priority. Teaching begins in the Nursery Year, where children learn songs and rhymes and enjoy listening to stories. All staff have been trained well to teach phonics, and it is taught consistently well across all groups. Effective checking procedures quickly identify pupils who have fallen behind, which is then addressed swiftly. The books that pupils read match the sounds they have learned. This supports them in becoming confident, fluent readers by the end of Year 2. The school library has recently been refurbished. Pupils are encouraged to read a wide variety of books and are given opportunities to read in class. They are expected to use the vocabulary modelled by teachers, and they do.

From Ofsted's January 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

31.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-22ppMaths-31ppWriting-25pp

Reading has declined from 70% to 48% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 58% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.9

Avg class size

28.7

Infant (KS1)

22.8

KS2

9

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

St George's CofE School Kidderminster is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Worcestershire

Nurseries

The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St George's CofE School Kidderminster, with their latest published grades:

  • Little Trinity Ltd - Day nursery, 0.2 miles
    Ofsted, 29 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbows Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.4 miles
    Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wise Owl Tuition - Day nursery, 0.4 miles
  • Kiddy Winks Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.7 miles
    Ofsted report card, 21 April 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Mayfield House Kindergarten - Day nursery, 0.8 miles
    Ofsted, 27 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Getting There

Train Stations

Kidderminster Rail Station (East Entrance)
829m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Holy Trinity School (Adj)
196m · 3 min walk
Gheluvelt Avenue (Adj)
231m · 4 min walk
Coventry Street (Eastbound)
258m · 4 min walk
Long Acre (opp)
268m · 4 min walk
Horsefair (Southbound)
349m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
23
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
7

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight.

7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

4 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 Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St George's CofE School Kidderminster

Will you get a place at St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

For 2026 entry it had 21 first choices for 21 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

90%

Near capacity

188 pupils

210 places

22 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Across Worcestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

6,801

Applications

5,492

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.0%

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

This school: Every first choice offered

Future places in the local planning area

DfE estimates the Kidderminster East planning area (Worcestershire) will have 244 spare primary places in 2027/28.

Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics

Inspection History(2)

23 January 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
25 June 2019
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

28

SEN Support

10

EHC Plans

17.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication27
Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Hearing Impairment1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
45.7%
Asian
25.9%
Black
10.3%
Mixed
3.0%
Chinese
0.4%
Other
0.9%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals31.8%
English as Additional Language43.9%

223

Total Pupils

105

Boys

118

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

18.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£44,870

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,162

Per pupil

£1324k

Total funding

£102k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£160,444
EAL funding£30,693
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.8%

Overall absence

12.5%

Persistent absence

168

Enrolments

Authorised3.5%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)12.5%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

4.0%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
7.7%
22/23
6.2%
23/24
4.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about St George's CofE School Kidderminster

What are SATs results like at St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

Of the pupils at St George's CofE School Kidderminster who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 48% reached the expected standard in reading and 52% did so in maths.

What is St George's CofE School Kidderminster's Ofsted rating?

St George's CofE School Kidderminster was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Inadequate.

Is it hard to get a place at St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

St George's CofE School Kidderminster was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

Classes at St George's CofE School Kidderminster average 23.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.

How many pupils go to St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

St George's CofE School Kidderminster has around 223 pupils on roll. 32% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

4.8% of sessions were missed at St George's CofE School Kidderminster in 2024/25. 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent.

Does St George's CofE School Kidderminster have a breakfast club or after-school club?

St George's CofE School Kidderminster is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026).

How many road collisions happen near St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 18 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St George's CofE School Kidderminster?

St George's CofE School Kidderminster is at Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2BX.

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

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