St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School

St Giles’ CofE Infant School is performing well overall, with an 'Good' rating in most areas and an 'Outstanding' rating for personal development. Pupils are proud of their achievements, benefiting from a supportive environment where individual needs, particularly for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are met with tailored interventions. The school promotes a strong ethos among pupils, encouraging kindness and engagement in the school community through various councils and enrichment activities. However, despite many strengths, the school faces challenges with pupils' attendance, which affects their overall learning experience.

Strengths

• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Engaging and ambitious curriculum designed thoughtfully by leaders.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers who deliver lessons effectively.
• High-quality phonics teaching in early years enhances reading skills.
• Extensive enrichment opportunities that promote character and confidence.
• Positive attitudes towards learning and a supportive atmosphere.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always identify misconceptions swiftly in some subjects.
• Persistent pupil absence remains a challenge affecting learning.

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 St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant 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 St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School had 8.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 6.0% of pupils at St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School received £11,271 and spent £10,927 for each of its 50 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £121,000 (£2,414 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 St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School have?

St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School has 50 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School cover?

St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School?

St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School is at Dene Road, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 1EA.