St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Vicarage Road South, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2TN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Bolton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 105825
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706650280
About this school
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Rochdale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 52% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 66% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 76% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 62% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Rochdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 199 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale compares
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale ranked 47th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 4.3% | 20.9% | 197 | — |
| Castleton Primary School | 55% | 5.9% | 33% | 352 | 0.2 miles |
| St Edward's Church of England Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 28.1% | 316 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham | 56% | 4.3% | 11.7% | 117 | 0.9 miles |
| Sandbrook Community Primary School | 51% | 6.7% | 59.4% | 583 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 222 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.94%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castleton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St Edward's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Thornham0.9 miles
Primary · Slattocks
-
Sandbrook Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
-
Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Rochdale
Other schools in Rochdale
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale ranks 29th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Rochdale.
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ashfield Valley Primary School Primary
- Belfield Community School Primary
- Brimrod Community Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Community Primary School Primary
- Caldershaw Primary School Primary
- Castleton Primary School Primary
- Crossgates Primary School Primary
- Deeplish Primary Academy Primary
- Greenbank Primary School Primary
- Hamer Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale teach?
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochdale.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale?
- The headteacher of St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is Mrs Laura Bolton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale?
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale full?
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale a faith school?
- Yes. St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale compare with other schools in Rochdale?
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale ranked 47th of 55 primary schools in Rochdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's absence rate?
- St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.