St Giles C of E Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
140453
Address
St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, WF8 1HG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
349 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.3%
Girls
52.7%
First language not English
9.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.5%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.4%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 2.4%
African 1.7%
Chinese 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAbove average2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 80%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Giles C of E Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
44
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
43
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
9
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
3
12
Reception, Full-time
44
17
27
Year 1
45
24
21
Year 2
44
30
14
Year 3
43
19
24
Year 4
45
19
26
Year 5
43
25
18
Year 6
45
17
28
Year 2024-2025

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