St George's Church of England School, Bourton
Church Track, Bourton, Gillingham, SP8 5BN
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by St George's Church of England School, Bourton. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jill Farndale
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 113756
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
St George's Church of England School, Bourton was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Gillingham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 119 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St George's Church of England School, Bourton has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St George's Church of England School, Bourton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Church of England School, Bourton compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 7.6% | 119 | — |
| St George's Church of England School, Bourton | 53% | 3.9% | 7.6% | 142 | 0.0 miles |
| Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy | 50% | 8.4% | 25.5% | 52 | 1.2 miles |
| Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School | 39% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 119 | 2.2 miles |
| Wyke Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 19.3% | 161 | 3.1 miles |
| Mere School | 77% | 3.4% | 19.3% | 239 | 3.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's Church of England School, Bourton0.0 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Warminster
-
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Wyke Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Mere School3.3 miles
Primary · Warminster
Other schools in Gillingham
- Gillingham Primary School Primary
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton Primary
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stower Provost Community School Primary
- Wyke Primary School Primary
- Gillingham School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St George's Church of England School, Bourton teach?
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Gillingham.
- Has St George's Church of England School, Bourton been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St George's Church of England School, Bourton under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St George's Church of England School, Bourton?
- St George's Church of England School, Bourton had 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St George's Church of England School, Bourton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St George's Church of England School, Bourton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Church of England School, Bourton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2024.