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

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St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle, ST5 2NB

Headteacher: Mrs Catherine PointonSchool website ↗Pupils: 350 (capacity: 420)Part of THREE SPIRES TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
98% of first-choice applicants offered a place
55%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
98%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 March 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.
55.0%
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%.
9.0%
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 60%·Writing 70%·Maths 62%All three 55%
Reading
Expected60%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected62%
Exceeding23%
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?
49
How many families wanted this school first?
50
How many got their first choice?
49of 50 (98.0%)
How many applied in total?
84

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
25.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
28.0%
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).
32.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
180 girls, 170 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 71% (2017/18), currently 55%

* 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
2015/1637.0%3.0%-4.7-2.8-1.2
2016/1764.0%9.0%-2.9-0.9+0.6
2017/1871.0%6.0%-1.30.0+1.8
2018/1959.0%16.0%-1.3+0.7+0.3
2022/2360.0%4.0%+0.9+1.1+0.3
2023/2448.0%11.0%---
2024/2555.0%9.0%---