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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

Queensway, Higher Folds, Leigh, WN7 2XG

Local ranking18th of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

315

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
72.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
17.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
85.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
83.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
47

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
374
Boys
193 (52%)
Girls
181 (48%)
Capacity
315 (119% full)
SEND
16.6%
FSM Eligible
56.0%
EAL
19.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
13.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
20.2
Budget per Pupil
£7,326/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 70.0%
  • Black African: 9.4%
  • White Other: 9.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.9%
  • Black Other: 1.9%
  • White Traveller: 1.3%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%

70.0%

White British

9.4%

Black African

9.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
106506
UKPRN
10078696
Establishment No.
3411