St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Leigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queensway, Leigh, WN7 2XG
Website: http://www.saintgabrielsprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01942769712
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wigan
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cathie Williams
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106506

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 304
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 144

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 5.6 Confidence interval 3.6 to 7.7
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.7 Confidence interval 2.9 to 6.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Queensway , Higher Folds WN7 2XG 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Lodge Lane , Hindsford M46 9BN 		3out of 4 1,189 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hindsford CofE Primary School
Lodge Road , Atherton M46 9BL 		4out of 4 1,190 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Parklee Community School
Wardour Street , Atherton M46 0AR 		3out of 4 1,781 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tyldesley Primary School
Ennerdale Road , Astley Tyldesley M29 7PY 		4out of 4 1,920 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane , Tyldesley M29 8JN 		3out of 4 1,065 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bedford High School
Manchester Road , WN7 2LU 		3out of 4 1,578 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Atherton High School
Hamilton Street , M46 0AY 		2out of 4 1,883 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester Road , Astley M29 7EE 		3out of 4 2,034 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Tyldesley School
Shuttle Street , Tyldesley M29 8BS 		- not rated 1,764 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Lilford Centre
The Lilford Centre , Lancaster Avenue M29 8LN 		- not rated 2,253 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Rowan Tree Primary School
Green Hall Close , Atherton M46 9HP 		4out of 4 3,157 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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