St George's School A Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 140759
- Address
- Cherry Tree Road, Marton, FY4 4PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1032 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 0.8% |
| African | 2% |
| Other White | 3.2% |
| Mixed | 3.9% |
| White British | 88.2% |
| Indian | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.1% |
| Other | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 28% |
| Local authority average | 18% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 71% |
| Local authority average | 30% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 55.5 |
| Local authority average | 37 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.81 |
| Local authority average | 3.16 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 39 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 190 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 190 |
Admissions
St George's School A Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 317
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 200
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 113 117 |
| Year 8 | 216 106 110 |
| Year 9 | 200 100 100 |
| Year 10 | 193 107 86 |
| Year 11 | 193 105 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 75.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 43.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 25.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 11.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 5.5% 3.0% |