St George's Junior School
Woodfield Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMPOWER TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Lee
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 146183
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01743357133
About this school
St George's Junior School is a primary academy in Shrewsbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St George's Junior 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
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
- 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 | 90 | 85 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 65% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 71% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 76% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Junior 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 | Shropshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 56.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St George's Junior School compares
St George's Junior School ranked 27th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4% | 13.1% | 354 | — |
| Woodfield Infant School & Nursery | — | 4.4% | 6.3% | 283 | 0.1 miles |
| Radbrook Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 9.4% | 312 | 0.8 miles |
| Bowbrook Primary School | — | 4.4% | 12.9% | 118 | 0.9 miles |
| Coleham Primary School | 75% | 3.3% | 8.9% | 431 | 1.1 miles |
| Oxon CofE Primary School | 65% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 425 | 1.3 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)
- 13.07%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 9.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Radbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Bowbrook Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Coleham Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
-
Oxon CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Shrewsbury
Other schools in Shrewsbury
St George's Junior School ranks 12th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Shrewsbury.
- Baschurch CofE Primary School Primary
- Belvidere Primary School Primary
- Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowbrook Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clive CofE Primary School Primary
- Coleham Primary School Primary
- Condover CofE Primary School Primary
- Crowmoor Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greenacres Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St George's Junior School teach?
- St George's Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Shrewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St George's Junior School?
- The headteacher of St George's Junior School is Mrs Kelly Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St George's Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St George's Junior 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 Junior School?
- St George's Junior School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St George's Junior School full?
- St George's Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 354 on roll (98%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. St George's Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does St George's Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St George's Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St George's Junior School part of an academy trust?
- St George's Junior School is part of EMPOWER TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St George's Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 Junior School compare with other schools in Shropshire?
- St George's Junior School ranked 27th of 96 primary schools in Shropshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% 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 Junior School's absence rate?
- St George's Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St George's Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St George's Junior 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 10 July 2026.