OFSTED
25 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 January 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
8 February 2023
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
207
193 full-time ·
14 part-time
Female pupils
99
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
108
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.3 pts
below England
School
15.5%
East Staffordshire
21.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
East Staffordshire
22.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
East Staffordshire
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.0%
149
Any other White background
12.1%
25
Indian
3.9%
8
White and Asian
3.9%
8
Any other Black background
1.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
4
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
10.6%
22 of
207 pupils
10.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.1 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
90.0%
29.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
East Staffordshire
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Writing
19.7 pts above England
School
90.0%
East Staffordshire
72.5%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
East Staffordshire
73.0%
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
2.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.45 pts
lower than
England
School
2.77%
East Staffordshire
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.27 pts
lower than
England
School
2.55%
East Staffordshire
13.17%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
East Staffordshire
1.52%
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
98.6%
10.4 pts
above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
98.6%
East Staffordshire
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.