St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers
High Street, Langton Matravers, Swanage, BH19 3HB
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers. 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 Katherine Astle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 113803
- Local authority
- Dorset
About this school
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Swanage. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 84 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers 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 | 19 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - |
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 Primary School, Langton Matravers 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 | 53% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers compares
Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 14.3% | 84 | — |
| St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers | 67% | 4.3% | 14.9% | 85 | 0.0 miles |
| Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 40.8% | 89 | 0.8 miles |
| Swanage Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 18.3% | 222 | 1.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage | 65% | 6.1% | 19.4% | 175 | 1.8 miles |
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 12.9% | 87 | 2.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers0.0 miles
Primary · Swanage
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Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Swanage
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Swanage Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Swanage
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage1.8 miles
Primary · Swanage
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Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Wareham
Other schools in Swanage
Common questions
- What year groups does St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers teach?
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Swanage.
- Has St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers 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 Primary School, Langton Matravers?
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers had 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 Primary School, Langton Matravers's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers'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 31 December 2023.