St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Wilnecote Lane, Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr William Bright
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 407
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 124373
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01827213910
About this school
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Tamworth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 57 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 54% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 11% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 68% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 65% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 70% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 392 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 372 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School compares
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School ranked 105th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.4% | 19.6% | 358 | — |
| Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School | 64% | 7.9% | 46.4% | 178 | 0.2 miles |
| Bird's Bush Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 40.3% | 143 | 0.3 miles |
| Two Gates Primary School | 42% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Lakeside Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakhill Primary School | — | 9.3% | 43.7% | 134 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.62%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Bird's Bush Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Two Gates Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Lakeside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
-
Oakhill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Tamworth
Other schools in Tamworth
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School ranks 6th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Tamworth.
- Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Anker Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Ankermoor Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcroft Infants' School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bird's Bush Primary School Primary
- Coton Green Primary School Primary
- Dordon Primary School Primary
- Dosthill Primary School Primary
- Dunstall Park Primary School Primary
- Flax Hill Junior Academy Primary
- Florendine Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tamworth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is Mr William Bright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School, 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 Catholic Primary School?
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 407 pupils and 358 on roll (88%), 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 Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% 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 Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School ranked 105th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School'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 15 July 2026.