OFSTED
2 December 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
16 June 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
16 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Wolverhampton
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
225
215 full-time ·
10 part-time
Female pupils
128
56.9% of pupils
Male pupils
97
43.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
22.8 pts
above England
School
47.6%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.8 pts
above England
School
23.1%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
41.3%
93
White British
21.3%
48
White and Black Caribbean
8.4%
19
Any other White background
5.8%
13
Any other Black background
4.0%
9
White and Black African
4.0%
9
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
16.9%
38 of
225 pupils
3.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
79.0%
18.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Wolverhampton
71.0%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Writing
17.7 pts above England
School
88.0%
Wolverhampton
67.7%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Maths
19.0 pts above England
School
91.0%
Wolverhampton
67.7%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
5.11%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.11 pts
lower than
England
School
5.11%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.74%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
lower than
England
School
15.74%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.30 pts
lower than
England
School
0.51%
Wolverhampton
1.51%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
110.8%
22.7 pts
above England
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy
110.8%
Wolverhampton
99.2%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.