St Giles' CofE Primary School

Hertsmere · EN6 3PE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 83 pupils, 32.5% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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St Giles' CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, EN6 3PE – View on map
Phone: 01707642170
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Mark Pipe
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 12 families put it first for 14 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 5 · 2024 10 · 2025 5 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

83 pupils out of 105 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 27
% eligible for free school meals: 32.5%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (similar to the Hertsmere average)
English as an additional language: 16% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 32.7% a year (Hertsmere 18.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 20% moved to another school, 80% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 25.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 40% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 24 percentage points below the Hertsmere average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 33% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 33%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 40% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 98
Based on: 15 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHertsmere averageEngland↗ Improving Up 23 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 24 percentage points below the Hertsmere average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 24th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

#22Little Reddings Primary School43%
#23Highwood Primary School41%
=24St Giles' CofE Primary School40%
=24Summerswood Primary School40%
#26Kenilworth Primary School37%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Cranborne Primary School87%
#2Bushey Heath Primary School83%
#3Hertsmere Jewish Primary School80%
#4Yavneh Primary School78%
=5Bournehall Primary School77%
=5Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery77%
=5The Wroxham School77%
=8Ashfield Junior School75%
=8Cowley Hill School75%
=10Fair Field Junior School73%
=10Hartsbourne Primary School73%
#12Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School70%
=13Bushey Manor Junior School68%
=13Clore Shalom School68%
#15Newberries Primary School67%
#16Woodlands Primary School66%
#17St Teresa Catholic Primary School63%
#18Parkside Community Primary School59%
#19Meryfield Primary School58%
#20Oakmere Primary School52%
#21Monksmead School48%
#22Little Reddings Primary School43%
#23Highwood Primary School41%
=24St Giles' CofE Primary School40%
=24Summerswood Primary School40%
#26Kenilworth Primary School37%
#27Saffron Green Primary School36%
#28Shenley Primary School31%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,805 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 25 primary schools in Hertsmere for spending per pupil

#1Shenley Primary School£9,089
#2St Giles' CofE Primary School£8,805
#3Parkside Community Primary School£8,155
#4Clore Shalom School£7,644

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Shenley Primary School£9,089
#2St Giles' CofE Primary School£8,805
#3Parkside Community Primary School£8,155
#4Clore Shalom School£7,644
#5Saffron Green Primary School£7,559
#6Summerswood Primary School£7,491
#7Monksmead School£7,479
#8Oakmere Primary School£7,466
#9Woodlands Primary School£7,440
#10The Wroxham School£7,338
#11Kenilworth Primary School£7,115
#12St Teresa Catholic Primary School£7,111
#13Bournehall Primary School£6,975
#14Hartsbourne Primary School£6,873
#15Little Reddings Primary School£6,824
#16Bushey Heath Primary School£6,815
#17Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,803
#18Cowley Hill School£6,659
#19Hertsmere Jewish Primary School£6,545
#20Newberries Primary School£6,519
#21Yavneh Primary School£6,396
#22Highwood Primary School£6,375
#23Cranborne Primary School£6,110
#24Meryfield Primary School£6,103
#25Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery£5,992

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