St Giles C of E Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Pontefract, Wakefield
WF8 1HG
Composite score
58.9

About St Giles C of E Academy

St Giles C of E Academy is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. Around 349 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 78% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Giles C of E Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#4,270
National rank
#413
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#34
In Wakefield
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
78%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 349 % FSM ever-6 22.3% % EAL 9.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

Nearby primary schools

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