St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C60
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Newcastle, ST5 2NB
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Blackfriars Academy
Priory Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2TF
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
120
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2024 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 October 2023.
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Cohort Size
- 25
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 120
- Boys
- 84 (69%)
- Girls
- 37 (31%)
- Capacity
- 120 (101% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.2%
- EAL
- 4.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £26,275/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 85.0%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.7%
- Black African: 1.7%
- Other: 1.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
85.0%
White British
2.5%
White Other
2.5%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Priory Road
Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 141448
- UKPRN
- 10047642
- Establishment No.
- 7026
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
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