OFSTED
13 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
211
211 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
96
45.5% of pupils
Male pupils
115
54.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
below England
School
13.7%
Staffordshire Moorlands
16.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.2 pts
below England
School
8.1%
Staffordshire Moorlands
2.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Staffordshire Moorlands
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.2%
184
Indian
3.3%
7
Any other White background
2.4%
5
Any other Asian background
1.4%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
3
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
8.1%
17 of
211 pupils
12.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
81.0%
20.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Reading
17.2 pts above England
School
91.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
74.0%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Writing
20.7 pts above England
School
91.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
69.2%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Maths
16.0 pts above England
School
88.0%
Staffordshire Moorlands
73.4%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
2.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.61 pts
lower than
England
School
2.61%
Staffordshire Moorlands
5.38%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.61 pts
lower than
England
School
4.21%
Staffordshire Moorlands
12.49%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
Staffordshire Moorlands
1.29%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.5%
12.3 pts
above England
St Giles' Catholic Primary School
100.5%
Staffordshire Moorlands
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.