St George's Foundation Primary School

Overview

St George’s Foundation Primary School is described as a “calm and purposeful” environment where pupils feel safe and behave well. While the curriculum is ambitious and teaching is typically effective, published outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics remain below national expectations, with leaders noting that recent improvements have not yet been fully reflected in data.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate “respectful attitudes” and follow clear routines, resulting in rare bullying and low-level disruption.
• Staff provide targeted support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, ensuring they “participate fully in school life.”
• The early years curriculum effectively addresses knowledge gaps, with staff using “purposeful play” to develop speech, language, and social skills.
• Leaders foster a strong sense of community and heritage, weaving local history into the curriculum to help pupils “speak confidently about their locality.”
• Attendance is improving, with leaders actively identifying barriers and providing support such as breakfast clubs for vulnerable pupils.

Areas to improve

• Leaders must ensure the new approach to developing writing skills is implemented consistently so that “pupils’ writing fluency improves the quality of their work.”
• Staff need to provide learning activities that “consistently match their needs” to help pupils achieve as highly as possible, particularly in Key Stage 1.

Safeguarding

The report states that “safeguarding standards are met,” noting an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed to ensure pupils are safe.