St George's School

Key facts

Address

Watergate Rd, Newport, PO30 1XW

Type

Community special school

Ages

11–19

Admissions policy

Selective

Council

Isle of Wight

Pupils on roll

240 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

54.6% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

6.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022

Strengths

• “St George’s is a vibrant, happy and inviting school which caters for pupils with a wide range of complex needs.”
• “Pupils have extremely positive relationships with staff.”
• “This is because staff know pupils very well.”

To improve

• “Every now and then, pupils might say or do something unkind.”
• “However, leaders know that this system needs to be much simpler and more consistent in all areas of the curriculum.”
• “Sometimes pupils will get angry and frustrated and behave inappropriately.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Isle of Wight.

• Medina House School 0.8 mi School remains Good
• Lionheart School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
• Priory School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Ryde School with Upper Chine 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade
• The Bay Church of England School 6.2 mi Good
• Forest Edge School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade
• St Catherine's School and College 7.5 mi School remains Good

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