St. George's School
Canterbury Road, Colchester, CO2 7RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Carl Messer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 609
- URN
- 114704
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206506800
About this school
St. George's School is a community primary school in Colchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 609 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St. George's School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 56% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 72% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 73% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 75% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 633 |
| 2023/24 | 641 |
| 2024/25 | 626 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. George's School compares
St. George's School ranked 278th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.9% | 37.1% | 609 | — |
| Kendall Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 20.1% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Green Primary School | 61% | 4.7% | 22.5% | 591 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester | 93% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Monkwick Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.7% | 30% | 149 | 0.8 miles |
| Monkwick Junior School | 54% | 6.1% | 47.3% | 234 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.09%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- Overall absence
- 7.88%
- Persistent absence
- 26.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kendall Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St John's Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester0.7 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Monkwick Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Monkwick Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Colchester
St. George's School ranks 48th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Colchester.
- Alresford Primary School Primary
- Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Baynards Primary School Primary
- Birch Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Boxted St Peter's Church of England School Primary
- Braiswick Primary School Primary
- Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brinkley Grove Primary School Primary
- Broomgrove Infant School Primary
- Broomgrove Junior School Primary
- Camulos Academy Primary
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St. George's School teach?
- St. George's School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St. George's School?
- The headteacher of St. George's School is Mr Carl Messer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St. George's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. George's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St. George's School?
- St. George's School has 609 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St. George's School full?
- St. George's School has capacity for 630 pupils and 609 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St. George's School a faith school?
- No. St. George's School has no designated religious character.
- Does St. George's School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St. George's School as having nursery classes.
- How have St. George's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St. George's School compare with other schools in Essex?
- St. George's School ranked 278th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St. George's School's absence rate?
- St. George's School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St. George's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. George's School'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 30 June 2026.