Primary school

Giles Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG1 4JQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,778 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 79%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 8%8% · 2016/172017/18: top 78%2018/19: top 48%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 71%2024/25: top 79%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM52% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England−34 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · East of England 7%3/10 Below−19.7 pts
Reading score103 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England−15.2 pts
Maths score102 · East of England 1052/10 Well below East of England−5.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 56 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 84% · 56 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 54% · 57 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 68% · 59 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 57% · 86 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 54% · 89 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 52% · 75 pupils · East of England 64%84%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 56 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 11% · 56 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 7% · 57 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 8% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 86 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 89 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 3% · 75 pupils · East of England 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 56 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 108 · 56 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 57 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 86 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 89 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 103 · 75 pupils · East of England 106108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 56 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 56 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 86 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 89 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 75 pupils · East of England 105107102No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026346
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.6%
First language not English21.3%
SEN support25.5%
EHC plan8.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils14.5%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

96.1% full · 360 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 20.1
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 17 FTE · Whole workforce 41.3 · 50 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,267
Spend per pupil£7,064
Staff spend per pupil£5,741
Reserve per pupil£217
  • +£75,227revenue reserve
  • +£70,427in-year balance

Grants £6,716 · self-generated £552 · premises £248 per pupil