St George's School A Church of England Academy
Cherry Tree Road, Marton, Blackpool, FY4 4PH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Graham Warnock
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Sponsor
- Cidari Trust
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,038
- URN
- 140759
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253316725
About this school
St George's School A Church of England Academy is a Church of England secondary academy in Blackpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,038 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 190 | 181 | 190 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 | 52.7 | 55.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.33 +0.12 to +0.53 | +0.38 +0.18 to +0.59 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 70.2% | 70.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 82.9% | 85.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 20.4% | 27.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
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 A Church of England Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Blackpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.1 | 29.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.7 | 27.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.5 | 25.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 994 |
| 2023/24 | 1,005 |
| 2024/25 | 1,032 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's School A Church of England Academy compares
St George's School A Church of England Academy ranked 1st of 7 secondary schools in Blackpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.5 | 5.5% | 33.6% | 1,038 | — |
| Highfield Leadership Academy | 30 | 16.4% | 56% | 751 | 0.9 miles |
| South Shore Academy | — | 12.6% | 63.5% | 550 | 1.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 41.5 | 7.9% | 37.1% | 1,188 | 2.0 miles |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | 36.7 | 9.6% | 66.5% | 799 | 2.7 miles |
| Baines School | 45.8 | 8.5% | 31.6% | 726 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.62%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.54%
- Persistent absence
- 15.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfield Leadership Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
South Shore Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
St Mary's Catholic Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Blackpool Aspire Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Baines School2.8 miles
Secondary · Poulton-le-Fylde
Other schools in Blackpool
St George's School A Church of England Academy ranks 1st of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Blackpool.
- Blackpool Aspire Academy Secondary
- Highfield Leadership Academy Secondary
- Montgomery Academy Secondary
- South Shore Academy Secondary
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Secondary
- Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Gateway Academy Primary
- Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Boundary Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St George's School A Church of England Academy teach?
- St George's School A Church of England Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Blackpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's School A Church of England Academy?
- The headteacher of St George's School A Church of England Academy is Mr Graham Warnock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St George's School A Church of England Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's School A Church of England Academy, 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 A Church of England Academy?
- St George's School A Church of England Academy has 1,038 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St George's School A Church of England Academy full?
- St George's School A Church of England Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,038 on roll (99%), 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 Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St George's School A Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn.
- Is St George's School A Church of England Academy a selective school?
- No. St George's School A Church of England Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St George's School A Church of England Academy?
- St George's School A Church of England Academy is part of CIDARI EDUCATION LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St George's School A Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.1 in 2022/23 and 55.5 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 A Church of England Academy rank locally?
- St George's School A Church of England Academy ranked 1st of 7 secondary schools in Blackpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% 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 A Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- St George's School A Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's School A Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's School A Church of England Academy'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 1 July 2026.