Side by side
St Giles School and St Nicholas School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St Giles School takes ages 2 to 19; St Nicholas School takes ages 4 to 11.
- St Giles School has 114 pupils; St Nicholas School has 273.
- The two schools are 2.0 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St Giles School | St Nicholas School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community special school DfE register | State-funded: Community special school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 19 DfE register | 4 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 114 DfE register | 273 DfE register |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 19 April 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 8 May 2024: Requires improvement at that inspection Ofsted |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 100% (left 2022/23) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 46.6% DfE register | 43.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 36.5% school census 2024/25 | 32.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 4.3% school census 2024/25 | 1.1% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 6.5 DfE workforce census | 7.8 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 11.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 9.5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.