SCHOOL PROFILE

St Gabriel's CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142802
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Devon
Trust THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 175 175 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 97 55.4% of pupils
Male pupils 78 44.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.7%
24.9 pts above England
School 49.7%
Exeter 21.6%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.7%
6.6 pts below England
School 13.7%
Exeter 14.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Exeter 1.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.6%
113
Any other White background
9.1%
16
Unclassified
8.0%
14
African
5.7%
10
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
5
Indian
2.9%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.9% 40 of 175 pupils
2.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.9%
Exeter 23.5%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts above
EHC plans 5.7% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 13
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Physical disability 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Exeter 54.4%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Exeter 71.2%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Exeter 65.6%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
Exeter 66.5%
South West 70.5%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.97 pts higher than England
School 7.19%
Exeter 6.42%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.19%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.38 pts higher than England
School 21.19%
Exeter 16.25%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.32%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.48 pts lower than England
School 1.32%
Exeter 2.38%
South West 1.90%
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

83.3% 4.9 pts below England
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
83.3%
Exeter
82.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information