Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School, Middlesbrough

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are St Gabriel’s, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. We are proud to be an inclusive school with a determination to provide excellent education for all of the children in our care."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cooking and eco club.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 78% in Redcar and Cleveland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 76% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School are Overfields Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Pennyman Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); Ormesby Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 56% maths); and Thorntree Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths).

Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is one of 38 schools run by Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (13.9%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Marton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stapleford Road (a), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 355 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Redcar and Cleveland (174), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School are Outwood Academy Ormesby (0.2 miles), Lift Unity City (0.9 miles), Outwood Academy Normanby (1.2 miles) and Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form (1.5 miles).