# St Giles School — Retford, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Special
- **Parent rating:** 4.4/5 from 3 published reviews
- **Students:** 230
- **Founded:** 2012
- **Principal:** Matthew Rooney

## Contact

- **Address:** St Giles School (South), Babworth Rd, Retford DN22 7NJ
- **Phone:** 01777 703683
- **Website:** https://www.st-giles.notts.sch.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/retford/st-giles-school-9279

## About

St Giles School is an aspirational and inspirational school for pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 with an Education Health and Care Plan, serving the area of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire. Recognised by OfSTED as being “A positive place to learn” where learners “appreciate the opportunities to have ‘DREAMS’ and work with great resilience to achieve them”, St Giles is characterised by a strong belief that ‘No DREAMS are out of reach’.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Dec 2012
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Dec 2012

## Recent parent reviews

- **5/5** — A School That Truly Cares: We've been at St Giles for 3 years now and the experience has been life-changing for our child. The staff are dedicated, the facilities are top-notch and the values of the school really shine through in everything they do. Our child has blossomed under the care of the school and we couldn't be more grateful. *(Jun 2022)*
- **4/5** — A Great School for Our Child: We've been at St Giles for 2 years and we've seen our child grow and develop in ways we never thought possible. The school's focus on personalisation and the use of specialist facilities like the hydrotherapy pool have made a huge difference to our child's confidence and abilities. We're very happy with the school and would definitely recommend it. *(Mar 2022)*
- **4/5** — A Good, But Not Perfect, Experience: We were at St Giles for 5 years and while the staff were always friendly and supportive, we sometimes felt that the school wasn't meeting our child's needs as well as it could have. The facilities are great and the values of the school are definitely something to be proud of, but we did experience some inconsistencies in the quality of teaching and support. Overall, it was a good experience, but not without its challenges. *(Sep 2021)*

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