St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale, Rochdale
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Gabriel's creates a welcoming, respectful environment where pupils genuinely enjoy learning and feel safe. The school has an exciting, engaging curriculum and particularly strong teaching of early reading skills in Reception. Staff have built excellent relationships with pupils, making them confident learners willing to take risks and learn from mistakes.
Key Strengths
- Good behaviour and above-average attendance with pupils feeling safe and enjoying school
- Exciting curriculum that captures pupils' imaginations and supports spiritual, moral and social development
- Early Years Foundation Stage phonics teaching is strong, with good progress in Reception
- Leaders and governors are uncompromising in tackling the dip in standards and bringing about improvements
- Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a confident learning environment
Areas for Improvement
- Too few pupils in Key Stage 2 make better than expected progress, particularly in mathematics
- Teachers do not consistently challenge pupils enough or adjust activities quickly enough during lessons to maintain good progress
- Quality of marking does not consistently tell pupils how to improve or provide time for them to act on feedback
- Key Stage 2 pupils' skills in mathematics beyond basic computation are weak, especially problem-solving
- Teaching quality remains variable across the school and has not yet reached Good overall
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are in place and records relating to safeguarding and child protection were reviewed during the inspection.
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School is a smaller than average primary school in Rochdale that requires improvement following a previous Good rating. The school has experienced staffing challenges but is taking strong action to raise achievement, particularly in Key Stage 2 mathematics.
At a Glance
13.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 77%. Maths has declined from 76% to 55%. Writing has improved from 66% to 74%.
Class Sizes
25.8
Avg class size
5
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
197 pupils
210 capacity
13 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Rochdale
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Admissions Demand - Rochdale
Places available
3,187
Applications
2,652
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Rochdale (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2997%
Overall absence
9.71429%
Persistent absence
175
Enrolments
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Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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