OFSTED
29 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
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
221
221 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
115
52.0% of pupils
Male pupils
106
48.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.3 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Stafford
18.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.7 pts
below England
School
18.6%
Stafford
8.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Stafford
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.3%
162
Any other White background
6.3%
14
Indian
5.9%
13
Any other ethnic group
3.2%
7
African
2.3%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
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
6.3%
14 of
221 pupils
14.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 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
92.0%
31.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
Stafford
82.4%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Writing
21.7 pts above England
School
92.0%
Stafford
77.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Maths
24.0 pts above England
School
96.0%
Stafford
79.4%
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
3.35%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.87 pts
lower than
England
School
3.35%
Stafford
5.35%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.17 pts
lower than
England
School
5.65%
Stafford
11.61%
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%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.2%
17.1 pts
above England
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School
105.2%
Stafford
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.