St George's School

Overview: St George's School is an outstanding school that provides an exceptional education, with pupils receiving an exceptional education and developing into independent learners prepared for 'service beyond self'. The school has a positive culture of behaviour, with pupils being highly motivated and resilient, and staff having very high expectations for pupils.

Strengths:

• The school has developed a highly ambitious curriculum for pupils, with staff identifying the precise knowledge they want pupils to learn at each stage.
• Teachers have expert subject knowledge and present information clearly, checking for pupils' understanding systematically and addressing misconceptions quickly.
• The school identifies and meets the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) highly effectively, with pupils with SEND achieving exceptionally well.
• Pupils develop their talents and interests through an extensive range of clubs and house competitions, with the school carefully considering individual pupils to ensure opportunities are broad and inclusive.
• The school provides pupils with purposeful careers advice and guidance, with pupils taking part in a range of activities including careers fairs, mock interviews, and work-based opportunities.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.