Giles Junior School is a primary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Durham Road, Stevenage

School Information

Address: Durham Road, Stevenage, SG1 4JQ
Website: http://www.gilesjm.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438353374
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Louise Whitby
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117306

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 175
Number of Girls: 171

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Giles Junior School
Durham Road , SG1 4JQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Giles Infant and Nursery School
Durham Road , SG1 4JQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School
Wisden Road , SG1 5JD
3out of 4 524 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Ripon Road , SG1 4QZ
3out of 4 656 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Martins Wood Primary School
Mildmay Road , SG1 5RT
3out of 4 716 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way , SG2 0HS
3out of 4 1,640 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Barclay Academy
Walkern Road , SG1 3RB
2out of 4 1,687 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street , SG1 3BE
3out of 4 2,029 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Marriotts School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 2,231 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road , SG1 4AE
3out of 4 2,327 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way , SG1 1LA
- not rated 3,263 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larwood School
Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ
3out of 4 1,354 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ
3out of 4 1,995 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lonsdale School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 2,232 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.