History

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The school name was derived from key focal points within our local community.  'Giles' was taken from the oldest building on Tattenhoe, St Giles' Church.  'Brook' came from the water spinney and brook which runs along the linear park at the rear of our school grounds and continues through Tattenhoe and on towards Loughton and the city centre. This is an area of incredible natural beauty and our children and the local community are very lucky to have this on their doorstep. These two features make up our name 'Giles Brook'. 

Our original school logo was devised by our first Headteacher in conjunction with the first Governing Body when setting up the school.  The Red Darter damselfly was chosen to represent the wildlife surrounding our school - this species can be found in abundance along the brook at the right time of year.  The original image was painted for us by a member of the Tattenhoe Community before becoming used as the school logo. The logo had served us well since we opened in September 2003.

In January 2016 we adopted a new school logo as part of our development of our whole school vision which both staff and governors worked on together.  We feel passionate about Giles Brook being part of the community and pride ourselves in developing strong relationships with our pupils and parents to give our children the best start to their education.  With the help of one our parents, Glenn Trouse and his company Freestone, our logo was updated. 
If you look closely, you will notice the damselfly has the link to the 'heart of the community'. ​​