Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #104 in Staffordshire public Top 39% UK

St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr John Hayes

location_onTamworth, B77 2LF

language Visit Website phone 1827213910

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

392

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Tamworth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Tamworth, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 372 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #104 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #6,030 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%

Reading74% LA 75%

Writing79% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.1

0.6 to 3.8

1.7

Write

LA -0.1

0.2 to 3.3

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.5

-2.3 to 1.1

0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-0.8 to 2.3

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 64%

Reading81% LA 75%

Writing81% LA 78%

Maths89% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-1.4 to 1.8

0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-0.8 to 2.4

1.8

Maths

LA -0.6

0.3 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 March 2022

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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18 January 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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30 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-07-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 372 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	372	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	366	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	376	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	372	4	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	391	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	392	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	403	2	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	402	4	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	399	1	0.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	402	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	405	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	404	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	399	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	402	5	1.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	400	3	0.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	403	4	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	402	6	1.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	404	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	404	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	403	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils