St George's School
St George's School is a council special school in Newport for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 240 pupils, 12 more than it has places for. About 58 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Watergate Rd, Newport, PO30 1XW01983 524634stgeorges-school.co.ukMrs Steff Gleeson headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 22 September 2022 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
GCSE results, summer 2025
30 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 | Isle of Wight | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 20 | – | – |
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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 Isle of Wight council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Isle of Wight with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Severe learning difficulty (73), Autistic spectrum disorder (47), emotional and mental health (39), Moderate learning difficulty (27), language and communications needs (26), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (13).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 240 | 212 | 200 | 201 | 197 | 182 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 55% | 55% | 53% | 52% | 47% | 47% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 84.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 15.6% | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 24.2% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 12.7% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 21.5% | 6.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 41.3% | 36.5% | 30.9% | 34.3% | 76.3% | 22.8% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 3.3 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 23 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 91% | 100% | 97% | 100% |
| Education | 91% | 100% | 97% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 special 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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Acres Primary School | Council | 770 m | 419 | Outstanding 2024 | 83 | Compare |
| Barton Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 239 | No overall grade 2024 | 17 | Compare |
| Medina House School | Council | 0.8 miles | 149 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 351 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 300 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| Christ The King College | Church of England/Roman Catholic | 0.9 miles | 1,131 | Requires improvement 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.9 miles | 195 | Good 2023 | 10 | Compare |
| The Isle of Wight College | Further education | 1.1 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St George's School a good school?
St George's School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2022.
What is St George's School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St George's School good at its last full inspection on 22 September 2022.
How many pupils does St George's School have?
240 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 228 places, so it is 105% full.
Does St George's School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
What is attendance like at St George's School?
Pupils were in school 84.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 41% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St George's School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does St George's 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
- Watergate Rd, Newport, PO30 1XW
- Telephone
- 01983 524634
- Website
- stgeorges-school.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Steff Gleeson
- Type of school
- Council special school (Community special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ward
- Mountjoy & Shide
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 118227 · LAESTAB 9217001 · UKPRN 10017019
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.
- 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.
- 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.