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St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

Hanover Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, PO1 3BN

Local ranking2nd of 45 primary schools in Portsmouth
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

350

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
69.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
74.0%
Writing (Expected)
71.0%
Maths (Expected)
86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
42

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
303
Boys
157 (52%)
Girls
146 (48%)
Capacity
350 (87% full)
SEND
27.1%
FSM Eligible
55.8%
EAL
42.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.3%
SEN Support
22.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.2
Budget per Pupil
£8,262/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
22.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 45.1%
  • Black African: 16.1%
  • White Other: 8.0%
  • Other: 7.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 4.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
  • Asian Other: 3.0%

45.1%

White British

16.1%

Black African

8.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
116346
UKPRN
10077399
Establishment No.
3214

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