St Giles Academy

St Giles Academy is currently facing significant improvement needs and is performing below expectations in various aspects of education. Although there are recent efforts by the new leadership team to create an inclusive school culture and improve attendance, the legacy of past poor practices still presents challenges. Notably, many pupils, especially disadvantaged ones, have not been adequately prepared for the next stages of their education, with considerable gaps in their learning evident across key subjects. However, there are early signs of progress, particularly regarding behavior and safeguarding, indicating a positive change at the school.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures are in place and well managed.
• Leaders are working to improve inclusion and support for vulnerable pupils.
• Recent improvements have led to better pupil behavior and campus safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Overall academic performance is below national averages in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Significant gaps in learning persist for many pupils, including disadvantaged groups.
• Pupils' attendance rates have historically been low, and persistent absence remains a concern.

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 Academy attended 91.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 29.5% 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, 5.9% of pupils at St Giles 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 Academy had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 39.2% 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, 22.4% of pupils at St Giles Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Academy received £8,204 and spent £8,107 for each of its 392 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £144,000 (£368 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Harbour Learning Trust, income was £7,685 and spending £7,718 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 Lincoln · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

St Giles Academy is part of Harbour Learning Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Ermine Primary Academy Lincoln
• Hartsholme Academy Lincoln
• Woodlands Academy Grimsby
• Healing Academy Grimsby
• Healing Primary Academy Grimsby
• Great Coates Primary School Grimsby
• William Barcroft Junior School Cleethorpes

What is St Giles Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Giles Academy is Urgent improvement, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was St Giles Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Giles Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does St Giles Academy have?

St Giles Academy has 371 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Giles Academy cover?

St Giles Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Giles Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Giles Academy?

St Giles Academy is at Addison Drive, St Giles Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 4LQ.