St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Dorset
High Street, Swanage, BH19 3HB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/04/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
9.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
85
Capacity used
Has space67%
127 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
9 of 9 families who put it first got an offer
9
Places offered
26
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 9 | 9 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 26 | 9 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Dorset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katherine Astle
- Address
- High Street, Langton Matravers, Swanage, BH19 3HB
- Phone
- 01929422973
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward / constituency
- South East Purbeck · South Dorset
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150428
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: COASTAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
85 pupils · 127 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
19 April 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
05 July 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 62 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 67% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 17% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.