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The Giles Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school

Durham Road, Stevenage SG1 4JQ · gilesnurseryandinfants.co.uk · 01438 359747

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
325
90% of 360 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
14.1%
First language not English
20%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 62 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 70 (Places 83)70September 2023: 72 (Places 86)72September 2024: 84 (Places 90)84September 2025: 74 (Places 86)74September 2026: 53 (Places 62)53Places 62
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202662530.9100%
September 2025Sept 202586740.9100%
September 2024Sept 202490840.995%
September 2023Sept 202386720.8100%
September 2022Sept 202283700.8100%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2022All
September 20257.35 mi11.83 km
September 20241.35 mi2.17 km

Every applicant was offered a place (63 allocations for 90 places).

Every applicant was offered a place (88 allocations for 90 places).

Ofsted

The Giles Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
21 Feb 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jul 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
98%
Replies
94
29% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲94% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲92% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 59% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 23% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲80% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (21%) with SEND

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