Thorneloe Walk, Barbourne, Worcester WR1 3JY
10 reasons to choose St George's Catholic Primary School
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St George’s Catholic Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Worcester and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St George’s Catholic Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St George’s Catholic Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St George’s Catholic Primary School ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 2% of schools.
The St George's Catholic Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St George's Catholic Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St George's Catholic 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
Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).
Find another school near St George's Catholic Primary School
RGS Springfield (0.2 miles); King’s St Alban’s (1.1 miles); The River School, Primary (1.8 miles).
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Worcester (1.1 miles); Madresfield Church of England Primary School (5.9 miles); Somers Park School (6.6 miles).
RGS Worcester (0.3 miles); The King’s School, Worcester (1.3 miles); The River School (2.3 miles).
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (1.6 miles); The Chantry School (7.6 miles); The Chase (8.7 miles).