St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown is a primary school in Birmingham for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 40% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), lowest of this school and 7 of its 8 nearest Birmingham primary schools that have results.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 197 of the 275 other Birmingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 75.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the middle figure of 64.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Birmingham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St George's Street, Birmingham, B19 3QY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 250 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 75.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about learning.”
- “There are high expectations for all pupils.”
- “They work hard and successfully reach these high expectations.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified that children start school with gaps in their knowledge and understanding.”
- “Occasionally, teachers do not model grammar and vocabulary with precision.”
- “This leaves some pupils unsure of the meaning of some words and how to use them in their work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 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) | 40% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chilwell Croft Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookfields Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Anglesey Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Nelson Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Aston Tower Community Primary School 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published