The Giles Infant and Nursery School
Durham Road, Stevenage, SG1 4JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rouane Mendel
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- URN
- 117316
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438359747
About this school
The Giles Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 325 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Giles Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Giles Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 324 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Giles Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 11.8% | 325 | — |
| Giles Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 346 | 0.0 miles |
| Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 236 | 0.3 miles |
| The Leys Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 4.2% | 26.8% | 406 | 0.4 miles |
| Martins Wood Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 532 | 0.5 miles |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | 69% | 6.5% | 27.6% | 226 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 21 February 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.79%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Giles Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
The Leys Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Martins Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broom Barns Primary School Primary
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Fairlands Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Giles Infant and Nursery School teach?
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of The Giles Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of The Giles Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Rouane Mendel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Giles Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Giles Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Giles Infant and Nursery School?
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School has 325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is The Giles Infant and Nursery School full?
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 325 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Giles Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. The Giles Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Giles Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Giles Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Giles Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists The Giles Infant and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is The Giles Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- The Giles Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does The Giles Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Giles Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.