OFSTED
22 May 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
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
950
950 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
469
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
481
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.6 pts
below England
School
22.2%
Stafford
18.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Stafford
8.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Stafford
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.6%
680
Any other White background
9.6%
91
African
5.6%
53
Indian
2.4%
23
Any other Asian background
2.1%
20
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
18
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
15.9%
151 of
950 pupils
4.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
52.0
12.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.41 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
6.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.03 pts
higher than
England
School
6.25%
Stafford
5.35%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.33 pts
higher than
England
School
16.15%
Stafford
11.61%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.76 pts
higher than
England
School
3.56%
Stafford
1.46%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.2%
3.1 pts
below England
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
89.2%
Stafford
86.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.