St. George's School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Colchester, Essex
St. George's School is a primary school in Colchester, Essex for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Canterbury Road, Colchester, CO2 7RU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 609 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend St George’s.”
- “They welcome visitors and are keen to explain their learning.”
- “Pupils embody the school rules, ‘be ready, be respectful, be safe’.”
To improve
- “However, in a couple of subjects, curriculum plans are being developed, and teachers are not as confident with the content they need to teach.”
- “However, some subject leaders are still learning how best to review and develop their subject areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 46 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 46 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Kendall Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- St John's Green Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Monkwick Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Monkwick Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained
- Hamilton Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Old Heath Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade