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St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School

Mole Valley, KT21 1EAPrimaryAges 5–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
18 1st-choice / 21 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School

St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School is a small Church of England primary in Mole Valley, within Surrey local authority. It is one of 298 primary schools in the county, where 33 hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school's most recent inspection, in 2023, judged it Good overall, a step down from its previous Outstanding grade in 2016. Among Surrey's top-performing primaries, the leading peers are South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. For families seeking an Outstanding-rated infant school closer to home, Barnett Wood Infant School is just 1. 2 kilometres away. St Giles' is a state-funded, mixed-gender school for children aged 5 to 7, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 76 applications for 21 places, a ratio of 3. 62 applicants per place, with 18 first-preference offers made.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressDene Road, Ashtead, Mole Valley, KT21 1EA
HeadteacherMercy Atkins
Local AuthoritySurrey
Number of Pupils54
Free School Meals (FSM)13.0%
School Capacity54 / 90 (60% full)

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25 Apr 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Jun 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.