OFSTED
13 December 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
21 September 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Catholic
Local authority
Staffordshire
Trust
ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,075
1,075 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
539
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
536
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
below England
School
21.5%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
21.1%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
above England
School
31.8%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
10.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
0.3%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
48.9%
526
Indian
15.7%
169
Any other Asian background
6.7%
72
Any other White background
6.2%
67
African
5.9%
63
Pakistani
5.0%
54
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.2%
185 of
1,075 pupils
3.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.8
2.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.40 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
7.17%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.60%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.78 pts
higher than
England
School
17.60%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
12.97%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.93 pts
higher than
England
School
2.74%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
1.26%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.6%
17.3 pts
above England
St John Fisher Catholic College
109.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme
86.1%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.