St George's School
Watergate Rd, Newport, PO30 1XW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Steff Gleeson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 118227
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983524634
About this school
St George's School is a community special school in Newport. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 240 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.88%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 15.6%
- Persistent absence
- 41.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Medina House School0.8 miles
Special schools · Newport Isle of Wight
-
Lionheart School1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newport
-
Priory School3.5 miles
Independent schools · Whippingham
-
Ryde School with Upper Chine6.0 miles
Independent schools · Ryde
-
Forest Edge School6.4 miles
Special schools · Sandown
Other schools in Newport
- Lionheart School Local authority maintained schools
- Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Barton Primary School Primary
- Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy Primary
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Nine Acres Primary School Primary
- Shalfleet Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerfields Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St George's School teach?
- St George's School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Newport.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's School?
- The headteacher of St George's School is Mrs Steff Gleeson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's School last 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 big is St George's School?
- St George's School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is St George's School full?
- St George's School has capacity for 228 pupils and 240 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. 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.
- Is St George's School a selective school?
- Yes. St George's School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- What SEN provision does St George's School have?
- The schools register lists St George's School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is St George's School's absence rate?
- St George's School's overall absence rate is 15.6% 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.