Giles Junior School

HertfordshireCommunity school

Durham Road, Stevenage, SG1 4JQ

Headteacher: Miss Louise WhitbySchool website ↗Pupils: 329 (capacity: 360)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2023
52%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 2 February 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
52.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 68%·Writing 69%·Maths 68%All three 52%
Reading
Expected68%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected69%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected68%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
11.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
157 girls, 172 boys

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 84% (2016/17), currently 52%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1657.0%11.0%+0.3+3.0-0.6
2016/1784.0%11.0%+1.9+0.5+0.7
2017/1854.0%7.0%-2.10.0-2.5
2018/1968.0%8.0%-2.4-3.0-2.6
2022/2357.0%3.0%-0.7-3.1-2.0
2023/2454.0%0.0%---
2024/2552.0%3.0%---
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