St Gabriel's CofE Academy

St Gabriel's CofE Academy has performed well in its first inspection, receiving a 'Good' rating across all domains. The school has established a supportive environment where pupils enjoy their education and demonstrate good behavior. With a strong commitment to high expectations, the staff ensure that children are well-prepared for their educational journey, particularly in early reading and social interactions. The school's Christian values play a significant role in shaping the educational and personal development of pupils, fostering a sense of community and respect.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their lessons and are keen to learn.
• High expectations set by trustees, governors, and staff.
• Strong curriculum with well-planned sequences of learning.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Robust safeguarding culture and effective training for staff.
• Variety of extra-curricular activities enriching student experience.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in pupils' knowledge due to inconsistent assessment checks by teachers.
• Insufficient communication with parents regarding behavior management and SEND support.

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 CofE Academy attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Gabriel's CofE Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 CofE Academy had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 9.8% of pupils at St Gabriel's CofE Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 St Gabriel's CofE Academy received £6,654 and spent £6,591 for each of its 433 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £172,000 (£397 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is St Gabriel's CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Gabriel's CofE Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St Gabriel's CofE Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Gabriel's CofE Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St Gabriel's CofE Academy have?

St Gabriel's CofE Academy has 502 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Gabriel's CofE Academy cover?

St Gabriel's CofE Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Gabriel's CofE Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Gabriel's CofE Academy?

St Gabriel's CofE Academy is at Houlton Way, Houlton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 1AN.