Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #8 in Redcar and Cleveland public Top 22% UK

Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Carolyn Baker

corporate_fareNICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onMiddlesbrough, TS7 9LF

language Visit Website phone 1642315538

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

214

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 43 primaries in Redcar and Cleveland and #823 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

75%

LA 62%

Reading93% LA 74%

Writing82% LA 71%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 72% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading64% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.7

-4.2 to 0.6

-1.0

Write

LA 0.4

-3.3 to 1.2

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.4 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading53% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths43% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA 0.5

-5.7 to -1.2

-1.6

Write

LA 0.7

-3.7 to 0.4

-6.0

Maths

LA 0.7

-8.0 to -4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 67%

Reading50% LA 74%

Writing39% LA 78%

Maths32% LA 77%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 1.1

-4.5 to -0.1

-2.9

Write

LA 1.4

-5 to -0.8

-4.7

Maths

LA 1.7

-6.7 to -2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 March 2022

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-03-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-02-13

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 202 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	220	3	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	215	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	5	2.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	219	12	5.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	215	18	8.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	230	3	1.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	218	4	1.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	241	3	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	6	2.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	226	12	5.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	9	3.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	242	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	234	4	1.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	227	2	0.9%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils