OFSTED
30 January 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Knowsley
Trust
RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
216
210 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
99
45.8% of pupils
Male pupils
117
54.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.3 pts
above England
School
48.1%
Knowsley
41.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
Knowsley
8.8%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Knowsley
0.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.1%
199
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.4%
3
Any other White background
0.9%
2
White and Asian
0.9%
2
African
0.5%
1
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
24.1%
52 of
216 pupils
3.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 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
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
88.0%
Reading
14.2 pts above England
School
88.0%
Knowsley
71.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Knowsley
66.3%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
Knowsley
69.5%
North West
71.7%
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
9.21%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.99 pts
higher than
England
School
9.21%
Knowsley
7.68%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.84 pts
higher than
England
School
28.65%
Knowsley
22.49%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
1.17%
Knowsley
1.96%
North West
1.75%
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
102.9%
14.7 pts
above England
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
102.9%
Knowsley
99.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.