St George's Church of England School, Bourton
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Gillingham, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.631 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St George's Church of England School, Bourton is a primary school in Gillingham, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St George's Church of England School, Bourton 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 | 3.631 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.631 miles away, 5th longest of 31 Dorset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included).
- Reception distances have swung sharply, the biggest move being from 2023 to 2024; the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2024 and further than in 2015.
- There were 20 first-choice applications for 20 Reception offers in 2026; 19 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- Of 35 Reception 2026 applications, 16 (46%) came from families living outside Dorset, and 10 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Track, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 142 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “St George’s is a school where pupils ‘work together, play together and learn together’ happily.”
- “Staff ensure that each pupil is at the heart of everything they do.”
- “There are warm and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “However, the school acknowledges that more work is needed to ensure that pupils can remember what they have learned term by term, and year by year.”
- “Some pupils cannot recall their learning over time, which makes it difficult for them to build their knowledge further.”
- “This helps pupils with SEND learn the same curriculum as their peers, although some do still struggle to remember essential learning over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2025 (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) | 53% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 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 Dorset.
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wyke Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gillingham Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Motcombe CofE Primary School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Stower Provost Community School 5.9 mi Not judged
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull 6.5 mi Good
- St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade