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St Giles C of E Academy

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF8 1HG www.st-giles.org.uk/

Pupils
349
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
349
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
349
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
Admissions
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Giles C of E Academy · Primary · Wakefield

Finance£6257 spend / pupil£6604 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
-2pp
80%73%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
16%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
51%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
84%
LA AVG 69.46%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 23.58%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.79
Maths scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 104.62
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
349
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%7%82%16%82%13%89%51%93%84%104.0108.0107.023%349
2023/2480%7%87%31%82%11%82%33%89%84%106.0106.0106.025%353
2022/2376%2%79%24%76%5%81%36%86%81%105.0105.0106.0+0.70-0.50+2.2024%340
2018/1965%10%68%23%73%23%85%33%73%78%104.0107.0109.0+0.30+0.40+2.1023%345
2017/1877%10%77%26%81%23%84%29%81%84%105.0108.0109.0-0.20+0.70+2.5023%339
2016/1775%7%82%18%75%21%79%21%79%79%105.0106.0107.0+1.60+0.50+1.8016%302

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2534923.823%10%22%5%14%
2023/2435324.025%8%22%6%15%
2022/2334022.524%8%21%6%18%
2021/2233821.126%9%26%7%23%
2020/2135820.218%8%24%
2018/1934519.723%9%28%5%14%
2017/1833930.623%8%29%5%13%
2016/1730221.016%10%21%6%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.