St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' in its latest inspection. The school has created a positive atmosphere where students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are engaged and proud of their achievements. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, ensuring students meet high expectations. While students display outstanding behaviour and attitudes towards learning, there are some areas for improvement regarding revisiting prior learning and expanding knowledge of different religions to better prepare pupils for life in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• Pupils demonstrate a real thirst for learning
• High-quality training for staff enhances curriculum delivery
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Positive attitudes lead to outstanding behaviour
• Broad enrichment program boosts students' development

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for pupils to revisit prior learning
• Insufficient exposure to different religions in the curriculum

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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% 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, 1.6% of pupils at St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 pupils were 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% 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, 15.7% of pupils at St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale received £6,914 and spent £7,007 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £12,000 (£60 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale have?

St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale cover?

St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale?

St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is at Vicarage Road South, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 2TN.