St George's New Town Junior School

Hello everybody,

Our new school year has begun!

Please make sure that we are looking our very smartest ... beautiful uniforms, tidy hair and smart black shoes please. We are starting the term as we mean to continue, so get to bed on time, and make a fantastic effort in the classroom.

Remember ... positive attitudes + hard effort + good teaching = success!

I am delighted to welcome you to the official website of St George’s New Town Junior School. Located in Colchester, we aspire for children to be the best they can be, achieving well to help them make their dreams a reality. Children are nurtured to be caring, confident, hard-working and resilient, enabling them to grow, mature and make a positive contribution.

I hope you find this site informative, but would encourage you to contact us if there is anything further you would like to know.

Mr Carl Messer BA(Ed)Hons NPQH
Headteacher

Upcoming Events

Embedded Calendar

Latest News

September 24th and 28th 2018

Theme for the Week : Thinking of Others

Menu for the Week : Week 1

Theme next week: Say No to Bullying at St George's.

Special Events for the Week :

Mrs Kinzett : Brave the Shave for Macmillan Cancer Support

Mrs Kinzett will have her head shaved for Macmillan during the celebration assembly this week. Please sponsor her and give generouly if you can. Use a sponsor for or give online at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mrskinzett

Junior Parkrun will be held on the recreation ground at 9am on Sunday. Register for free at www.parkrun.org.uk/colchester-juniors/ . Any pupil of the school who runs regularly can order a barcode bracelet and/or barcode tag from the Parkrun website and we will reinburse the cost! (Just show us the items and receipt as proof).

...Recent News...

School Meals currently cost just £2.20 per day. Please be aware that this is likely to rise to £2.50 per day from January 2019 owing to increased charges being made to the school by our supplier (St James' School).

Swimming is taught in Year 5. Please be aware that a £2.00 financial contribution will be requested for each lesson. Also, please do not allow your child to have piercings as this may impact upon them being able to join in.

Educational Visits are organised regularly for the children in the school. We will need to request a financial contribution for each visit that is a fair proportion of the total cost involved. Vists risk being cancelled if adequate contributions are not received.

Ofsted conducted an inspection of the school on November 9th and 10th 2017 as part of their normal round of inspections. Our school was judged to be good in all aspects. The full report can be read in the information section of this website.

SATs 2017

Reading 69%, Writing 88%, Maths 71%, Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling 85%

Combined result 53%

We were identified in the top 8% of schools for progress in writing!

Indicative SATs 2018

Reading 69%, Writing 79%, Maths 57%, Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling 76%

Combined result 47%

Provisional Target for SATs 2019

Target for Combined results 77%

Disruptive Weather or Significant Events : in the event of any significant disruptive weather, or unavoidable events (eg lack of utilities), families will be informed by text of any risk to the school being able to open as normal. Please do not keep your child off school unless you have heard from the school formally of any need to close.