Voluntary controlled school · Rochdale

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
230Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105808URN

Tonge Roughs, Aspinall Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

70 applications for 30 places · 45th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

27 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
18 November 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Rochdale median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

70 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.9; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.7; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.7; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Rochdale median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	70	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2025	27	67	2.5	26	0.96
Sep 2024	30	60	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2023	28	55	2.0	21	0.75
Sep 2022	29	59	2.0	27	0.93
Sep 2021	29	72	2.5	28	0.97
Sep 2020	29	55	1.9	24	0.83
Sep 2019	23	39	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2018	30	47	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	46	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	53	1.8	39	1.30
Sep 2015	28	47	1.7	25	0.89
Sep 2014	29	46	1.6	29	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 70% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%17th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	10%	106	104
2023/24	52%	0%	104	102
2022/23	50%	7%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Gabriel's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Elm Wood Primary School
0.4 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Mills Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
1.2 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Alkrington Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place
St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Oldham

Improved significantly2024

3.1applications per place
Boarshaw Community Primary School
1.7 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale
1.7 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105808 · 354/3011
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 230 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Tonge Roughs, Aspinall Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2BE
Local authority: Rochdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources