The Giles Infant and Nursery School, Stevenage

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is a lovely oasis of calm and creative learning. We are very proud that it has established a local reputation for high standards, high achievement, good behaviour and kindness. We understand how young children learn and provide a richly creative environment in which our children enjoy abundant and engaging learning experiences."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include multi-sports, dance and art.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put The Giles Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 152 named it as one of their preferences, for 62 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Giles Infant and Nursery School are Giles Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 89% maths); The Leys Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 72% maths); and Martins Wood Primary School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 85% maths).

13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 72 pupils (22.2%) received SEN support and 20 (6.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The Giles Infant and Nursery School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 10 places, 3 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Stevenage Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Nicholas Centre (opposite), 280 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 246 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Giles Infant and Nursery School issued 19 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Giles Infant and Nursery School are The Nobel School (0.9 miles), Barclay Academy (1 mile), The Thomas Alleyne Academy (1.2 miles) and The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School (1.3 miles).