Community school · Essex

St. George's School

3–11Ages
609Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114704URN

Canterbury Road, Colchester, CO2 7RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

117 applications for 55 places · 218th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2021

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Essex median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

117 applications · 55 places offered · 46 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2022 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 1.6; Essex median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Essex median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	55	117	2.1	46	0.84
Sep 2025	64	137	2.1	57	0.89
Sep 2024	52	112	2.2	43	0.83
Sep 2023	59	142	2.4	45	0.76
Sep 2022	72	117	1.6	51	0.71
Sep 2021	65	104	1.6	51	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 72% · Maths 62% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%270th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	4%	102	102
2023/24	56%	10%	105	105
2022/23	60%	6%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St. George's SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kendall Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St John's Green Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
1.1 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Monkwick Junior School
1.3 km · Essex

Good2022

54%met the SATs standard
St James the Great Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hamilton Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Sixth Form College Colchester
1.6 km · Essex

Not yet inspected

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114704 · 881/2001
Capacity: 630 pupils · 609 on roll
Free school meals: 33.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Canterbury Road, Colchester, CO2 7RU
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources