St George's Foundation Primary School
Clarence Road, Portland, DT5 2BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mr Michael Coombs
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 503
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 127133
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01305820520
About this school
St George's Foundation Primary School is a foundation primary school in Portland. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St George's Foundation Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 52 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 54% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 12% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 77% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Foundation Primary 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 422 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Foundation Primary School compares
St George's Foundation Primary School ranked 69th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.8% | 26.2% | 406 | — |
| Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School | 65% | 7% | 32.4% | 340 | 3.9 miles |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.8% | 28.4% | 220 | 4.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | 72% | 5.5% | 35.9% | 471 | 4.2 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth | 45% | 5.5% | 18.1% | 201 | 4.5 miles |
| Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School | 61% | 9.9% | 49.2% | 189 | 5.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 14.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School3.9 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery4.0 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery4.2 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth4.5 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Weymouth
Other schools in Portland
- Atlantic Academy Portland All-through
Common questions
- What ages does St George's Foundation Primary School teach?
- St George's Foundation Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Portland.
- Who is the head teacher of St George's Foundation Primary School?
- The head teacher of St George's Foundation Primary School is Mr Michael Coombs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St George's Foundation Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's Foundation Primary 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 Foundation Primary School?
- St George's Foundation Primary School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St George's Foundation Primary School full?
- St George's Foundation Primary School has capacity for 503 pupils and 406 on roll (81%), so it has space against 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 Foundation Primary School a faith school?
- No. St George's Foundation Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St George's Foundation Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St George's Foundation Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St George's Foundation Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 46% 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 Foundation Primary School compare with other schools in Dorset?
- St George's Foundation Primary School ranked 69th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% 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 Foundation Primary School's absence rate?
- St George's Foundation Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's Foundation Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Foundation Primary 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 15 July 2026.