St George's Church of England Foundation School
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St George's Church of England Foundation School is a foundation school in Broadstairs for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 1,590 pupils, 215 more than it has places for. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 17 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it.
Westwood Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2LH01843 609000stgeorges-school.org.ukMrs Danielle Jenkins (Interim) headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
216 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 216 | 213 | 215 | 209 | 204 | 202 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 37.7 | 36.5 | 38.2 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 39.8 | 47.8 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.42 | -0.36 | -0.73 | -0.43 | -0.12 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 17% | 23% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 20% | 48% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 51% | 47% | 51% | 51% | 47% | 44% | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.75 | 2.76 | 2.71 | 2.31 | 2.62 | 2.74 | 4.28 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 7% | 6% | 10% | 17% | 11% | 3% | 48% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 33.4 | 33.2 | 31.8 | 29.4 | 34.1 | 34.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 40.3 | 38.3 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 41.3 | 42.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 23.0 | 24.6 | 28.9 | 23.8 | 29.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 54.5 | 54.2 | – | 48.4 | 52.2 | – | – |
Subjects
Results came out for 11 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Physics (16% here, 82% across England), Biology (17% here, 82% across England), Chemistry (22% here, 81% across England), English Literature (28% here, 58% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 216 | 2% | 28% | 57% | 58% | 3,107 of 3,202 |
| Biology | 214 | 1% | 17% | 34% | 82% | 2,560 of 2,570 |
| Mathematics | 212 | 4% | 29% | 63% | 53% | 3,008 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 211 | 4% | 33% | 60% | 54% | 2,916 of 3,210 |
| Physics | 210 | 2% | 16% | 34% | 82% | 2,541 of 2,546 |
| Chemistry | 209 | 5% | 22% | 34% | 81% | 2,519 of 2,537 |
| Religious Studies | 207 | 11% | 45% | 57% | 60% | 1,473 of 1,825 |
| History | 46 | 15% | 50% | 59% | 52% | 1,617 of 3,126 |
| Geography | 45 | 7% | 51% | 64% | 51% | 1,340 of 3,116 |
| Spanish | 23 | 26% | 65% | 78% | 54% | 622 of 1,941 |
| Other Modern Languages | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
60 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 60 | 60 | 60 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 70% | 68% | 64% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 105.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 | 105.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.2 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.3 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 78% | 82% | 73% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 80% | 78% | 75% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 67% | 73% | 78% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -1.9 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +0.2 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 53% | 100% | 56% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 69% | 63% | 74% | – | – |
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.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
63 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 63 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 118 | 124 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | – | – | – | – | 18.57 | 21.58 |
| Average A level grade | – | z | z | z | D | D |
| A level progressA level value added | – | – | – | – | -0.52 | -0.44 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 25.97 | 24.51 | 26.97 | 31.49 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | – | – | – | – | 86% | 67% |
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. 5 of the 6 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 GCSE, 2025
At the end of primary school, 2025
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
Open to all. There is no entrance test. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
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 Kent 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.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 30.0 pupils (England 26.2); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.5 (England 28.2).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (116), emotional and mental health (73), Moderate learning difficulty (57), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (26), Physical disability (17), Autistic spectrum disorder (13).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1,590 | 1,616 | 1,634 | 1,633 | 1,590 | 1,596 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 34% | 33% | 29% | 26% | 23% | 20% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.6% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 2.5% | 2.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 27.1% | 27.2% | 28.1% | 26.4% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 9.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 215 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 84%, compared with 91% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 89% | 90% | 95% | 95% |
| Education | 80% | 88% | 87% | 89% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 1% | 6% | 3% |
| Work | 3% | 1% | 3% | 4% |
| Not in education, work or training | 11% | 8% | 3% | 5% |
After sixth form
Where the 58 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 86%, compared with 82% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 14% went on to degree-level study or training and 0% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 83% | 80% | 80% | – |
| Education | 26% | 47% | 30% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 2% | 8% | 0% |
| Work | 47% | 31% | 42% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 9% | 18% | 14% | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
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
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Court Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 660 m | 1,152 | Good 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs | Foundation | 710 m | 407 | No overall grade 2024 | 6 | Compare |
| The Charles Dickens School | Academy | 910 m | 1,117 | Good 2023 | 50 | Compare |
| Foreland Fields School | Foundation special school | 0.7 miles | 295 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Cross Keys Learning | Independent | 0.8 miles | 29 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Upton Junior School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 515 | No overall grade 2025 | 90 | Compare |
| Wellesley Haddon Dene School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 156 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Dame Janet Primary Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 291 | Good 2024 | 47 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares St George's Church of England Foundation School with the 50 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 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 17 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 17% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 12 to 22. 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 at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | well below | -0.30 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 216 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 0% | no data | – | |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | below | -0.21 | DfE progress measure; 216 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | +0.02 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.01 | 2024/25; 1,475 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | below | -0.10 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 216 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | below | -0.03 | 215 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | 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 Church of England Foundation School a good school?
The figures are weak. St George's Church of England Foundation School scores 17 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 30% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 12 to 22, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
How good are St George's Church of England Foundation School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 17% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 37.7, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished about half a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How good are St George's Church of England Foundation School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 65% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does St George's Church of England Foundation School have?
1,590 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,375 places, so it is 116% full.
Is St George's Church of England Foundation School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St George's Church of England Foundation School?
Pupils were in school 91.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St George's Church of England Foundation School?
The average class had 22.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does St George's Church of England Foundation School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Westwood Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2LH
- Telephone
- 01843 609000
- Website
- www.stgeorges-school.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Danielle Jenkins (Interim)
- Type of school
- Foundation school (Foundation school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- All-through school, ages 4-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Canterbury
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- St Peters
- Constituency
- East Thanet
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 118919 · LAESTAB 8865447 · UKPRN 10006163
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.