St George's Church of England Foundation School

Thanet · CT10 2LH

General information All-through School · 4-19 years Who goes here 1590 pupils, 34.5% FSM

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St George's Church of England Foundation School

General Information

Address: Westwood Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2LH – View on map
Phone: 01843609000
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Danielle Jenkins (Interim)
Age range: 4-19 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 248 families put it first for 207 places – 12 for every 10 places. 74% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 16 · 2024 14 · 2025 14 · 2026 12
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 82 families put it first for 60 places – 14 for every 10 places. 72% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 13 · 2025 10 · 2026 14
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1590 pupils out of 1375 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 515
% eligible for free school meals: 34.5%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Thanet average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9.8% a year (Thanet 13.4%, typical in England 15.5%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 25% moved to another school, 75% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 155 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 189 (1.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 83 (0.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 27.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 73 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 58 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 48 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 26 pupils
Physical disability: 14 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 43 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 37.7
Compared with the area: 3.4 points below the Thanet average (41.1)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (−4.7 points against an expected 42.4)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 51% (Thanet 55%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolThanet averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3.4 points below the Thanet average (41.1).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

4th of 8 all-through schools in Thanet for Attainment 8

#2Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School64.0
#3The Charles Dickens School42.5
#4St George's Church of England Foundation School37.7
#5King Ethelbert School36.8
#6Ursuline College36.1

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Dane Court Grammar School65.3
#2Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School64.0
#3The Charles Dickens School42.5
#4St George's Church of England Foundation School37.7
#5King Ethelbert School36.8
#6Ursuline College36.1
#7Hartsdown Academy32.1
#8The Royal Harbour Academy28.9

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 89.0%
Went into further education: 80.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Literature
Biology
Maths (General)
English Language
Physics (General)
Chemistry (General)
Religious Studies
History
Geography
Spanish
French Language
Greek
Art & Design
Polish
Bengali
Russian
Turkish

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 65% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points above the Thanet average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 68% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 67% · Maths 80% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 70%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 103
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolThanet averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points above the Thanet average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: 11th of 25 junior and primary schools in the area

=7Upton Junior School70%
#10Salmestone Primary School66%
#11St George's Church of England Foundation School65%
#12St Saviour's Church of England Junior School64%
#13St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School60%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Chilton Primary School78%
#2Ramsgate, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School77%
=3St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate75%
=3St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School75%
#5Ramsgate Arts Primary School73%
#6Dame Janet Primary Academy72%
=7Newlands Primary School70%
=7St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School70%
=7Upton Junior School70%
#10Salmestone Primary School66%
#11St George's Church of England Foundation School65%
#12St Saviour's Church of England Junior School64%
#13St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School60%
#14Palm Bay Primary School59%
#15Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate58%
=16St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Broadstairs57%
=16St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy57%
#18Garlinge Primary School and Nursery56%
#19Northdown Primary School52%
#20Drapers Mills Primary Academy51%
#21Birchington Church of England Primary School49%
#22Newington Community Primary School47%
#23Cliftonville Primary School44%
#24Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs33%
#25Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School31%

View full Ofsted inspection report

3rd of 5 all-through schools in Thanet for Ofsted rating

#1Dane Court Grammar SchoolGood
#2King Ethelbert SchoolGood
#3St George's Church of England Foundation SchoolGood
#4The Charles Dickens SchoolGood
#5Ursuline CollegeGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Dane Court Grammar SchoolGood
#2King Ethelbert SchoolGood
#3St George's Church of England Foundation SchoolGood
#4The Charles Dickens SchoolGood
#5Ursuline CollegeGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,426 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 8 all-through schools in Thanet for spending per pupil

#4Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School£7,599
#5Ursuline College£7,504
#6St George's Church of England Foundation School£7,426
#7The Charles Dickens School£7,303
#8Dane Court Grammar School£6,602

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1The Royal Harbour Academy£9,946
#2Hartsdown Academy£8,799
#3King Ethelbert School£8,198
#4Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School£7,599
#5Ursuline College£7,504
#6St George's Church of England Foundation School£7,426
#7The Charles Dickens School£7,303
#8Dane Court Grammar School£6,602

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered