St Giles' CofE Primary School, Potters Bar
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Giles' is a welcoming school where children feel safe, happy and valued. The school excels at supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs, through thoughtful pastoral care and a comprehensive personal development programme. Teachers create calm, well-behaved classrooms and are working hard to help pupils catch up on any gaps in their learning.
Key Strengths
- Strong personal development and wellbeing provision with comprehensive PSHE curriculum and numerous wider opportunities for pupils to develop skills and talents
- Excellent pastoral support and inclusive approach ensuring all pupils, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, are well supported
- Positive behaviour and calm classrooms driven by the school's clear values and consistent staff expectations
- Well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum with sharp focus on basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics
- Effective early years provision with strong emphasis on language development and phonics
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil achievement in national tests remains below national averages, particularly in phonics and mathematics
- Too few pupils achieve at higher levels in tests
- Some older pupils have gaps in basic knowledge, especially in handwriting and English skills
- Teachers occasionally miss opportunities to identify and address pupil misconceptions during lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Leadership roles for older pupils, house system with house captains, visits to Houses of Parliament, visits from external speakers such as police
St Giles' CofE Primary School is a friendly village school with a happy, family-like atmosphere where pupils feel safe and well cared for. The school has experienced significant changes in recent years and leaders have taken decisive action to improve pupil achievement and outcomes.
At a Glance
32.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 54% to 73%. Maths has declined from 46% to 40%. Writing has improved from 54% to 67%.
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
30.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
79%
Available places
83 pupils
105 capacity
22 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Potters Bar
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Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
14,951
Applications
12,834
Got 1st preference
88.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.96735%
Overall absence
25.28736%
Persistent absence
87
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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