John's Mews, Holborn, London WC1N 2NX
10 reasons to choose St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
Top line
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Holborn and one of the 8 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school is federated with four other local primary schools in the Go Shine Church of England Federation. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 22% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 25% of schools.
The St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. It is subject based, organised by termly topics, with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.30pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs can extend the day to 4.45pm.
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