St Giles CofE Primary School

ShropshireVoluntary controlled school

Portland Crescent, Shrewsbury, SY2 5NJ

Headteacher: Mrs Caroline GardnerSchool website ↗Pupils: 303 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
Oversubscribed
80% of first-choice applicants offered a place
42%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
80%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 18 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

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.
42.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 78%·Writing 47%·Maths 71%All three 42%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected47%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
46
How many got their first choice?
37of 46 (80.4%)
How many applied in total?
127

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
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).
16.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
156 girls, 147 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 82% (2016/17), currently 42%

* 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%2.0%+1.1-1.2-1.5
2016/1782.0%9.0%+1.1-0.9-1.1
2017/1855.0%13.0%-3.2-3.1-3.6
2018/1976.0%0.0%-2.0-3.4-0.9
2022/2367.0%13.0%+1.80.0-1.2
2023/2453.0%7.0%---
2024/2542.0%0.0%---