Voluntary controlled school · Essex

St Giles' Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
91Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115068URN

Church Street, Great Maplestead, Halstead, CO9 2RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.5 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

32 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Essex median (2.4) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

32 applications · 11 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.4; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.3; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 3.0; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 1.7; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.6; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	11	32	2.9	7	0.64
Sep 2025	15	37	2.5	18	1.20
Sep 2024	10	28	2.8	8	0.80
Sep 2023	15	42	2.8	12	0.80
Sep 2022	15	36	2.4	10	0.67
Sep 2021	15	34	2.3	16	1.07
Sep 2020	11	31	2.8	11	1.00
Sep 2019	14	42	3.0	13	0.93
Sep 2018	12	32	2.7	12	1.00
Sep 2017	20	47	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2016	11	19	1.7	9	0.82
Sep 2015	15	39	2.6	20	1.33
Sep 2014	11	30	2.7	9	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 89% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%170th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	0%	105	104
2023/24	27%	0%	102	99
2022/23	42%	8%	105	99

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Giles' Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
de Vere Primary School
2.9 km · Essex

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham
3.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead
3.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead
4.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Richard de Clare Community Academy
4.3 km · Essex

2026

1.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
4.9 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gosfield Community Primary School
5.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School
6.1 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 28%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115068 · 881/3009
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Street, Great Maplestead, Halstead, CO9 2RG
Local authority: Essex · Braintree

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources