St Giles C of E Academy is a primary school located in Pontefract. 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 01/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Giles C of E Academy, Pontefract, WF8 1HG
Website: www.st-giles.org.uk/
Telephone: 01977794179
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Richard Grace
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140453

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.2
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 1,034 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Giles C of E Academy
St Giles C of E Academy , Skinner Lane WF8 1HG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newgate , WF8 4AA 		4out of 4 626 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Halfpenny Lane , WF8 4BW 		3out of 4 1,251 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane , WF8 2TG 		3out of 4 1,442 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		1out of 4 1,482 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 1,247 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Carleton High School
Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW 		3out of 4 2,241 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road , WF7 5AJ 		3out of 4 3,225 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 3,250 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Pontefract
Park Lane , WF8 4QR 		- not rated 1,105 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Well School
Rook Hill Road , WF8 2DD 		3out of 4 2,104 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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