What did Ofsted judge St George's Church of England School, Bourton's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged St George's Church of England School, Bourton's quality of education as Good at its inspection in May 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St George's Church of England School, Bourton?

St George's Church of England School, Bourton has 142 pupils on roll.

What ages does St George's Church of England School, Bourton take?

St George's Church of England School, Bourton admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is St George's Church of England School, Bourton located?

St George's Church of England School, Bourton is located in Gillingham, SP8 5BN, Dorset.

How do I apply to St George's Church of England School, Bourton?

St George's Church of England School, Bourton is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St George's Church of England School, Bourton have a religious character?

Yes — St George's Church of England School, Bourton has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How far from St George's Church of England School, Bourton were places offered?

The furthest place offered at St George's Church of England School, Bourton for 2024-25 (Reception) was 4.023 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at St George's Church of England School, Bourton?

When St George's Church of England School, Bourton has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children (LAC) — A child who is in the care of an LA, or was in the care of an LA but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Vulnerable Children (medical or social need) — A child is eligible in this category where the child has an identified social or medical need (see explanatory note); 3. Children living in the Catchment Area with a sibling at the school — A child living inside the Catchment Area is eligible for this category where they have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 17 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all the applications under any one criterion, priority will be given to those living nearest the school. The school will adopt the measurement system used by Wiltshire and Dorset LAs to determine the distance from the school to the home address. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the school and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by random allocation through the drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at St George's Church of England School, Bourton?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 100% of pupils at St George's Church of England School, Bourton are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St George's Church of England School, Bourton

How far did offers reach?

4.023miles

was the furthest place offered for 2024-25 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at St George's Church of England School, Bourton, year by year →

How places are decided at St George's Church of England School, Bourton

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children or Previously Looked After Children (LAC) — A child who is in the care of an LA, or was in the care of an LA but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement, or special guardianship order. This includes those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Vulnerable Children (medical or social need) — A child is eligible in this category where the child has an identified social or medical need (see explanatory note).
3Children living in the Catchment Area with a sibling at the school — A child living inside the Catchment Area is eligible for this category where they have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission.
4Children living outside the Catchment Area with a sibling at the school — A child living outside the Catchment Area is eligible for this category where they have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission.
5Children living in the Catchment Area — Children living in the Catchment Area.
6Children of school staff — A child is considered to fall under this criterion where the member of staff has been employed at the school for at least 6 months at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
7Children attending a designated feeder nursery (where applicable) — A child is considered eligible under this criterion if they are attending the school’s designated feeder nursery... Children are only eligible under this criterion if they are eligible for the early year’s pupil premium, the pupil premium, or the service premium.
8All other children — All other children.

If two applications tie: If there are not enough places to satisfy all the applications under any one criterion, priority will be given to those living nearest the school. The school will adopt the measurement system used by Wiltshire and Dorset LAs to determine the distance from the school to the home address. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the school and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by random allocation through the drawing of lots supervised by someone independent of the school.

Designated nursery listed as 'n/a' for this school. Document title lists the school as 'St George’s CE Primary School, Bourton, Dorset', matching the index entry 'St George's Church of England School, Bourton'.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.