St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 148049
- Address
- Bridge Road, BL9 0TZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1060 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 21.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 68.3%
Pakistani 9.9%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 4.1%
African 3.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 209 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 208 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 124
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 218 112 106 |
| Year 8 | 217 120 97 |
| Year 9 | 207 110 97 |
| Year 10 | 207 120 87 |
| Year 11 | 211 102 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 43.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 54.0% 39.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.2% |