St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School and St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School are primary schools.
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School and 73.0% for St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeighSt Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | ManchesterSt Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B73/100 | B73/100 | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 97 in Wigan Stronger figure | 19th of 97 in Wigan | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 374 | 210 | |
| Capacity | 315 | 210 | |
| Location | Leigh, WN7 2XG | Manchester, M29 7DY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 72.0% | 73.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 17.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 374 | 210 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.0% | 8.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.5% | 12.4% | |
| SEN support | 13.4% | 6.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 3.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.8% | 4.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
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