St Giles CofE Primary School, Killamarsh West
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Giles is a caring, inclusive school where every child feels valued and belongs. Teachers focus strongly on building essential skills in reading, writing and maths, with real improvements showing in pupil progress. The school provides excellent pastoral support and nurtures each child's wellbeing, ensuring even the most vulnerable pupils thrive.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on improving phonics, writing and multiplication with clear positive impact on pupil attainment
- Excellent pastoral support and inclusion - pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils supported effectively and make good progress
- Positive behaviour and attendance across the school with calm, respectful atmosphere
- Early years provides high-quality interaction and strong focus on vocabulary and communication skills
- Strong Christian values and school culture where every pupil feels valued, welcomed and part of the school family
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not benefit from highly ambitious learning activities which limits their opportunities to achieve better outcomes
- Assessment in wider curriculum subjects is less well developed than in English and mathematics
- Mixed-age classes do not consistently reflect pupils' starting points
- Pupils' understanding of faiths and cultures beyond Christianity is limited
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School choir, art club, construction club, sports clubs
St Giles CofE Primary School is a welcoming Church of England primary school where pupils are happy, safe and achieving well. Leaders have made effective improvements in reading, writing and mathematics, with pupils including disadvantaged pupils now developing secure knowledge in these areas.
At a Glance
32.3%
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 declined from 79% to 65%. Maths has declined from 80% to 70%. Writing has declined from 71% to 61%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
31.1
KS2
11
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
310 pupils
363 capacity
53 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Killamarsh West
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Killamarsh West
Admissions Demand - Derbyshire
Places available
9,886
Applications
7,225
Got 1st preference
96.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Derbyshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.67987%
Overall absence
13.47518%
Persistent absence
282
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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