St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

St Gabriel’s Church of England Primary School continues to demonstrate its strong performance as a good school. Pupils express enjoyment in attending, feeling safe and showing respect towards one another in alignment with the school's core values. The school maintains high expectations for pupil achievement, with effective support in place for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), allowing all students to thrive academically. The curriculum is well-designed and ambitious, catering to the interests and needs of the pupils, along with a strong emphasis on personal development through extracurricular activities. While the majority of teaching is effective, there are minor areas needing improvement, particularly in a few subjects where assessment strategies are not as strong. This results in gaps in pupils' knowledge not being addressed swiftly enough. Overall, the school is well-regarded by both staff and governors, who contribute to ongoing improvements and a positive working environment. This inspection is the second ungraded one since the previous inspection in November 2014, reaffirming the school's good standing.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and enjoy coming to school.
• Strong emphasis on the school's values of courage, respect, friendship, love, and forgiveness.
• High expectations for all pupils' academic achievement, including those who are disadvantaged.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to thrive.
• Well-designed curriculum that matches pupils' interests and ambitions.
• Teachers are knowledgeable and deliver the curriculum well in most subjects.
• Strong focus on reading, with effective phonics instruction from the early years.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils, fostering a supportive environment.
• Broad range of extracurricular activities promoting personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• In a very small number of subjects, assessment strategies are ineffective in identifying gaps in knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.3% of pupils at St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School received £7,286 and spent £7,045 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£408 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School have?

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School?

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School is at Tonge Roughs, Aspinall Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2BE.