St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy is a good school that provides a warm and inclusive environment for its pupils. The leadership team is dedicated to ensuring that students feel cared for, happy, and safe. The school excels in personal development, fostering pupils' responsibilities and citizenship through various community initiatives and leadership roles. However, while the quality of education across most subjects is strong, there are areas in the curriculum, particularly in history and geography, where teaching methods and learning objectives are not as clearly defined, which may hinder pupils from building knowledge sequentially.

Strengths

• Strong leadership that prioritizes pupil well-being and inclusivity
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
• High-quality early reading instruction that helps children become confident readers
• A nurturing environment that promotes kindness and respect among pupils
• Opportunities for personal development deeply embedded in the curriculum

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in curriculum objectives for some foundation subjects like history and geography

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' and St George's Church of England Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% 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, 2.6% of pupils at St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy 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' and St George's Church of England Academy had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% 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, 25.6% of pupils at St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 2024–25 St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy received £7,146 and spent £7,266 for each of its 337 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £445,000 (£1,321 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Three Spires Trust, income was £7,801 and spending £8,016 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Newcastle · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy is part of Three Spires Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• The King's CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Regis Church of England Academy Wolverhampton
• St Michael's CofE Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St Peter's Collegiate Academy Wolverhampton

What is St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy have?

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy has 360 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy cover?

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy?

St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy is at St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2NB.