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Location: St George's RC School, Maida Vale, City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom (Lanark Road Maida Vale London W9 1RB England)
St George's RC School:
St. George’s Roman Catholic Secondary School is an “Outstanding” Catholic secondary school, with a new Sixth Form franchised from St. Thomas More R.C School. It is located in Maida Vale, Westminster, London. The school has dual specialisms in Business and Humanities. The school’s strong reputation is founded on the high expectations it has for its pupils, which have led to it having one of the highest Value Added scores (how much progress pupils make) in England.
In 2012 77% of pupils achieved 5A*-C GCSE grades including English and Maths.
The school provides its pupils with a well ordered and inspirational learning environment and places great importance on the fact that all pupils can succeed regardless of their background. Ofsted has commended the school on its “outstanding curriculum” and “very high quality of care, guidance and support”.
History of St George's RC School:
In 2010, Ofsted stated that “St. George’s has undergone a remarkable transformation and has now confidently emerged from a turbulent period”. Since then, the transformation has continued apace. The school shot to fame in 1995 when Head Master Philip Lawrence was fatally stabbed whilst intervening in a fight outside the school gates in order to protect one of the school’s pupils. Mr Lawrence’s bravery and dedication was commemorated in the Philip Lawrence Awards which recognises young people’s achievements in making a positive difference to their communities. His life and work is marked within the school by the “Philip Lawrence Friendship Garden”. Following the tragedy of Mr Lawrence’s death, the school went through many years of difficult transition and continued its spell in the limelight as part of the television drama Ahead of the Class which followed the headship of Marie Stubbs.
The school began its current trajectory of rapid improvement with the arrival of Head Teacher Martin Tissot in 2006. He introduced a firm framework for discipline and an emphasis on high expectations with clear boundaries. In 2009 the school became the 5th most improved school in the country. In 2010 Ofsted inspected the school and judged it to be Outstanding.
