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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 2PG

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 June 2024

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At a glance

239 pupils · 113% of 211 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
2.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.stgabriels.cheshire.sch.uk
URN
111339

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 34 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.13 first choices per place. We hold 10 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 12 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.13 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 34 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 5
0.819 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers74%
Cheshire East average64.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPreston · 51 miles awayExpected standard64%
Jerry Clay AcademyWakefield · 53 miles awayOutstanding90%
Castlefields Primary SchoolBridgnorth · 39 miles awayExpected standard83%
Two Waters Primary SchoolHemel Hempstead · 122 miles awayGood81%
Guilden Sutton CofE Primary SchoolChester · 23 miles awayOutstanding84%
Rudgwick Primary SchoolHorsham · 160 miles awayGood50%
Manor Farm AcademyLincoln · 71 miles awayGood (2019)73%
Hernhill Church of England Primary SchoolFaversham · 185 miles awayOutstanding70%
St Chad's Church of England Primary SchoolOldham · 34 miles awayGood64%
Stanwick Primary SchoolWellingborough · 90 miles awayGood (2019)63%
Sunny Bank Primary SchoolBury · 32 miles awayGood75%
Park Road Community Primary SchoolWARRINGTON · 25 miles awayExpected standard81%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Cheshire East 79%, England 60%) · Asian Chinese 4% (Cheshire East 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Cheshire East 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Cheshire East 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Cheshire East 2%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Cheshire East 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.71 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cheshire East: 1.28 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
26.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,672; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,115
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£22,640; in-year balance +£2,621

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher43.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.5%62.3%
Social housing11.1%17.1%
Privately rented8.4%20.5%
Detached houses43.8%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms36.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018386 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£261,000252 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£358,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (96)£362,500
Semi-detached (85)£235,000
Terraced (43)£190,000
Flat (28)£97,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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