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St Giles CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Caroline Gardner

location_onShrewsbury, SY2 5NJ

language Visit Website phone 1743356579

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

307

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Giles CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Shrewsbury, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Giles CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 303 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #69 of 95 primaries in Shropshire and #12,217 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 56%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing47% LA 69%

Maths71% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading84% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.5

-0.1 to 3.6

0.0

Write

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.7

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.0 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.2

-3.8 to -0.1

-3.4

Write

LA -0.5

-5.0 to -1.7

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 76%

Writing70% LA 76%

Maths62% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.0

-4.9 to -1.5

-3.1

Write

LA -0.7

-4.8 to -1.4

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.2 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 October 2023

Inspection Report

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01 October 2019

Inspection Report

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23 October 2008

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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10 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2019-10-01

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2008-10-23

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2005-10-12

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 303 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	303	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	305	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	305	3	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	307	3	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	307	7	2.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	304	4	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	307	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	313	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	311	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	311	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	316	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	318	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	320	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	318	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	319	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	316	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	321	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	319	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	315	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	316	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	319	2	0.6%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils