St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Portsmouth (Portsmouth).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
'Everything is possible for one who believes' Mark 9:23 Proud to be an Essential Letters and Sounds School Welcome to St. Georges Beneficial CE Primary School St George's Beneficial CE Primary School is a thriving mainstream school for children aged 4-11 years.
We provide exceptional teaching, excellent pastoral care and are incredibly proud of our relationship with the Portsmouth Diocese. Our distinctive Christian vision underpins our aspirations for our community. This inspires us to live out our lives with Courage, Hope and Respect.
As well as our Christian values of Courage, Hope and Respect, we work to embed our learning behaviours of Taking responsibility for ours and others learning. In 1755, Portsmouth's famous Charity School opened, affectionately referred to as the 'Old Benny'.
For nearly 200 years, it taught the children of the poor in Portsea, where the Beneficial Society, which founded the school, brought hope to many. This original school building remains in Kent Street; now Groundlings theatre company. If you stand in our playground you can still see the building, with its beautiful arched windows, that housed our first school pupils.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Gardening
- Essential Letters and Sounds
- Kapow Primary
- Letters and Sounds
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 116346
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lorraine Drinkwater | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jo Atkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natalie Hauser | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Martin Thorn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julie Thorn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Yinka Adeniran | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ifeoma Azikiwe | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Izzy (Louise) Lewis | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Cheryl Sewell | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Helena Roche | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Gilbert | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2022 | |
| Rev Katherine Message | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Ms Liz Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record