St Giles SchoolSt Nicholas School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares St Giles School and St Nicholas School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
St Giles School was judged Good and St Nicholas School was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Nicholas School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | South CroydonSt Giles School | PurleySt Nicholas School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 114 | 273 | |
| Capacity | 114 | 265 | |
| Location | South Croydon, CR2 6DF | Purley, CR8 4DS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 11 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 115 | 274 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.5% | 44.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 36.5% | 32.1% | |
| SEN support | 4.3% | 1.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 95.7% | 98.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.9% | 9.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 40.0% | 33.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Giles School
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