St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 5 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106506
- Address
- Queensway, Higher Folds, WN7 2XG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 359 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 73.8%
Other White 8.4%
African 7.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Irish Traveller 1.7%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.6
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsWell above average4.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 1 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 3 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 27 18 |
| Year 1 | 51 22 29 |
| Year 2 | 48 24 24 |
| Year 3 | 49 28 21 |
| Year 4 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 5 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 6 | 49 22 27 |