OFSTED
20 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Kent
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,590
1,590 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
811
51.0% of pupils
Male pupils
779
49.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.0 pts
above England
School
33.8%
Thanet
38.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.1 pts
below England
School
5.2%
Thanet
11.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
above England
School
1.9%
Thanet
3.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.8%
1,317
Any other White background
4.8%
77
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
50
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
28
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
20
White and Black African
1.1%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.1%
303 of
1,590 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
37.7
1.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.42 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.35 pts
higher than
England
School
8.56%
Thanet
8.35%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.12%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.30 pts
higher than
England
School
27.12%
Thanet
24.18%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.12%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.31 pts
higher than
England
School
3.12%
Thanet
2.98%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
115.6%
24.6 pts
above England
St George's Church of England Foundation School
115.6%
Thanet
109.1%
South East
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.