School Chooser

St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Primary · ages 2-11MixedAcademyRoman Catholic110 pupilsNursery Free breakfast clubScarboroughNorth Yorkshire
School Chooser Score
13
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 5 to 37, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 49% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, September 2023
Reached the expected level at 1142%England 63%
Attendance91.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families52%Far more than most schools
PlacesFull110 pupils, 105 places
Pupils per teacher18.2School workforce census

St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy is a converter academy in Scarborough for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 110 pupils, 5 more than it has places for. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 13 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 49% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Overdale, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3RE01723 583535sgsyorks.orgHeadteacher Andrew Krlic co-headAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 September 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

19 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 1142%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level5%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score99.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 39%39%20172018: 75%75%20182019: 54%54%20192023: 45%45%20232024: 54%54%20242025: 42%42%2025
Since 2017: +3%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232019†2018†2017†North YorkshireEngland
Pupils tested191311131218
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths42%54%45%54%75%39%61%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths5%0%0%8%0%0%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0102.0101.0103.0104.0101.0105.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score99.0101.097.0101.0103.0100.0104.0104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.099.095.0103.0104.0101.0104.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard58%77%64%62%83%67%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard58%62%45%69%75%67%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)53%62%55%69%75%56%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.2+1.8+0.1-2.6
Maths progressMaths progress score-2.5-1.5-3.6-4.3
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged38%30%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged50%50%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St George's Roman Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in June 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
38%50%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
40%44%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%5%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

A few spare places91 pupils for 105 places, 2024/25
87% full

About 14 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 9% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll110Census January 2026
Places105105% full
Pupils from low-income families48%52% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English18%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support33%36 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan6%7 pupils with a plan
Average class size17.26 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)53%£77,500 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls60 / 50
White British pupils74%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (20), emotional and mental health (10), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Other difficulty or disability (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Multi-sensory impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1109091105111112
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals48%57%55%53%46%46%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language18%16%10%9%9%9%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support32%34%28%31%32%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%2%3%3%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance91.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school24.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils7.82024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission4.8%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence8.2%10.7%9.7%7.6%8.2%6.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.5%4.0%4.1%4.2%3.8%4.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence4.8%6.7%5.6%3.4%4.4%1.7%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence24.7%29.9%34.1%22.7%21.3%26.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate7.811.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

† These attendance figures are for St George's Roman Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in June 2019. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers5.8full-time equivalent, 9 people
Pupils per teacher18.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,033
Teachers who left in the year23%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies1
Sick days per teacher1.12024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,744England £7,128. Total £787k
Income per pupil£9,711England £7,587. Total £874k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,067England £3,405
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £33k, £367 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£87kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,744spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m25512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate59 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop130 mOverdale, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Scarborough, Overdale Community Primary SchoolCouncil180 m391Good 202416Compare
Braeburn Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy870 m316No overall grade 202512Compare
Cayton Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles210Not inspected64Compare
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ScarboroughChurch of England1.2 miles275Good 202464Compare
Wheatcroft Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.2 miles201Good 202310Compare
Thomas Hinderwell Primary AcademyAcademy1.8 miles180Report card 202587Compare
Seamer and Irton Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.9 miles401No overall grade 202513Compare
Gladstone Road Primary SchoolCouncil2.6 miles680Good 202358Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy with the 45 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 45 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats49%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 13 is about the same as the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 14 · highest 75100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 13 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 13% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 5 to 37. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%well below
-0.28
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 19 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.11
DfE progress measure; 19 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
+0.03
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.17
2024/25; 93 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.05
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 19 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy a good school?

The figures are weak. St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy scores 13 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 49% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 5 to 37, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy good at its last full inspection on 26 September 2023.

How good are St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 42% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 5% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy have?

110 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 105 places, so it is 105% full.

Is St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy oversubscribed?

Probably not. 14 places were empty in 2024/25 (13% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy?

Pupils were in school 91.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy?

The average class had 17.2 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Overdale, Eastfield, Scarborough, YO11 3RE
Telephone
01723 583535
Website
sgsyorks.org
Co-Head
Headteacher Andrew Krlic
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic, Diocese of Middlesbrough
Multi-academy trust
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust (15 schools)
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Ward
Eastfield
Constituency
Scarborough and Whitby
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 June 2019 (academy converter)
URN
147211 · LAESTAB 8153631 · UKPRN 10080307
Formerly
St George's Roman Catholic Primary School

Where these figures come from