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St Giles School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–18 · Community special school
Babworth Road, Retford DN22 7NJ · st-giles.notts.sch.uk · 01777 703683
On the mapSearch near DN22 7NJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2017/18
- 0.5
- average Attainment 8 score
- Pupils
- 241
- 80% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2017/18 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.5, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Nottinghamshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +10 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Giles School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 43
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (100%) with SEND