St Giles C of E Academy
Primary schoolSt Giles C of E Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 337 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 8 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at St Giles C of E Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, July 2022950 m
- New College PontefractSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Ark The King's SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 51.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).