Giles Junior School

Giles Junior School has been evaluated as good overall, highlighting a positive learning environment where pupils enjoy coming to school and demonstrate respectful behavior. The curriculum is well-designed and focuses on developing knowledge across subjects, with all pupils receiving suitable support, especially those with special educational needs. However, there are inconsistencies in the teaching of phonics and assessment practices, which need to be addressed to ensure that all learners, particularly those struggling with reading, can progress at an appropriate pace.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and engage positively with their learning.
• There is a strong culture of respect and kindness among pupils.
• The school promotes a love of reading and supports reading development effectively.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and provide well-matched work to pupils' learning stages.
• Pupils with SEND receive accurate identification and effective support.
• Leaders encourage community engagement and help pupils learn about diversity.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupils' understanding in some subjects lead to misconceptions.
• Lack of consistent training for staff to effectively teach phonics.
• Governors do not sufficiently hold leaders to account regarding the quality of education in foundation subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Giles Junior School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Giles Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Giles Junior School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.3% of pupils at Giles Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Giles Junior School received £7,267 and spent £7,064 for each of its 346 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£217 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Giles Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Giles Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Giles Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Giles Junior School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Giles Junior School have?

Giles Junior School has 346 pupils on roll.

What age range does Giles Junior School cover?

Giles Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Giles Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Giles Junior School?

Giles Junior School is at Durham Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4JQ.