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St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
St Paul's Road Off Orme Road, Newcastle ST5 2NB · stgilesstgeorgesacademy.co.uk · 01782 917640
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 6.06 mi
- 9.74 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 360
- 86% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 21.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Three Spires Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 6.06 mi (9.74 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 46 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
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 49 | 50 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.06 mi9.74 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124266), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124266)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 30
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied