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St George's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedChurch of England207 pupilsNurseryLondonWandsworth
School Chooser Score
39
In line with
similar schools
Likely range 18 to 66
Out of 100. Better than 44% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, June 2024
Reached the expected level at 1167%England 63%
Attendance93.8%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families67%Far more than most schools
Places33 spare207 pupils, 240 places
Pupils per teacher18.0School workforce census

St George's CofE Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 207 pupils and room for 240. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 39 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 44% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Corunna Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4JS020 7622 1870st-georges.wandsworth.sch.ukMrs Sarah Collymore headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 6 June 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1167%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score106.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score103.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 60%60%20172018: 71%71%20182019: 67%67%20192023: 65%65%20232024: 68%68%20242025: 67%67%2025
Since 2017: +7%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017WandsworthEngland
Pupils tested302823302825
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths67%68%65%67%71%60%70%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%4%13%11%12%14%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score106.0106.0104.0105.0107.0104.0107.3105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score103.0104.0106.0108.0106.0105.0106.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.0108.0106.0108.0109.0112.0107.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard83%86%78%80%86%80%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard83%75%78%83%82%80%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)77%86%74%83%89%96%
Reading progressReading progress score-2.6+0.6+0.0-0.8
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.2+1.3-2.1+0.9
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged59%61%71%67%64%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged88%80%50%67%79%

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.

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 4 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
59%88%
Gap 29 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
56%79%
Gap 23 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
71%67%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 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 Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full209 pupils for 210 places, 2024/25
100% full

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 grown by 8% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.

EntryHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primaryall offeredLA

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 roll207Census January 2026
Places24086% full
Pupils from low-income families67%67% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English47%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%36 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%3 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.98 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils25%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)64%£190,650 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls99 / 108
White British pupils12%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 22.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (12), language and communications needs (12), emotional and mental health (10), Specific learning difficulty (2), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll207234230227225222
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals67%66%62%63%54%48%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language47%46%48%48%50%52%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support16%18%24%26%18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%3%3%3%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.8%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school23.0%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.6%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.2%7.0%7.6%7.0%5.1%4.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.6%5.9%6.4%6.3%4.5%3.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.6%1.1%1.1%0.8%0.6%0.3%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence23.0%19.2%26.7%24.2%14.8%10.9%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.90.9
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers11.5full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher18.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers86%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants12.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,455
Teachers who left in the year20%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.62024/25

Money

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

Spend per pupil£8,567England £7,738. Total £2.0m
Income per pupil£8,748England £7,697. Total £2.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,378England £3,480
Money in reserve22%A lot put by: £440k, £1,921 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£41kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,567spent 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 m1,02512 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate112 per 1,000 people23% higher than the England average
Typical house price£650,000Wandsworth
Nearest bus stop70 mCorunna Road, 13 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
Griffin Primary SchoolAcademy300 m155Requires improvement 20235Compare
St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolRoman Catholic490 m194Good 202358Compare
Sophia High SchoolOnline provider670 mNot inspectedCompare
Heathbrook Primary SchoolCouncil800 m339Not inspected76Compare
Allen Edwards Primary SchoolCouncil950 m387Good 202475Compare
Herbert Morrison Primary SchoolCouncil950 m208Outstanding 202394Compare
Larkhall Primary CampusCouncil960 m304Good 202352Compare
Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and AutismFoundation0.7 miles439Good 20246Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares St George's CofE Primary School with the 48 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 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats44%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 39 is 11 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 50 · highest 96100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than St George's CofE Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Harris Primary Academy Peckham ParkAcademy3.2 miles242Good 202459Compare
Winton Primary SchoolCouncil3.9 miles239Outstanding 202496Compare
Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolCouncil4.4 miles210Good 202359Compare
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England4.4 miles239Outstanding 202385Compare
Benthal Primary SchoolCouncil6.5 miles252Good 202356Compare
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic6.6 miles209No overall grade 202561Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 39 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 39% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 18 to 66. 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%in line
-0.05
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 30 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 2.3 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
-0.07
DfE progress measure; 30 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
-0.02
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.10
2024/25; 187 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.11
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 30 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 CofE Primary School a good school?

It is about average. St George's CofE Primary School scores 39 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 44% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 18 to 66, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is St George's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St George's CofE Primary School good at its last full inspection on 6 June 2024.

How good are St George's CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 67% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St George's CofE Primary School have?

207 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 240 places, so it is 86% full.

Is St George's CofE Primary 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 CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 23% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at St George's CofE Primary School?

The average class had 25.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 25% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Corunna Road, Battersea, London, SW8 4JS
Telephone
020 7622 1870
Website
www.st-georges.wandsworth.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Collymore
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Southwark
Local authority
Wandsworth
Ward
Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Constituency
Battersea
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101044 · LAESTAB 2123444 · UKPRN 10074008

Where these figures come from