Free schools · Warwickshire

St Gabriel's CofE Academy

3–11Ages
502Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144071URN

Houlton Way, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Warwickshire median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warwickshire

145 applications for 60 places · 75th of 151 in Warwickshire

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Warwickshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Warwickshire median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

145 applications · 60 places offered · 80 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2024 2.5; Warwickshire median median 2.4
2023 2.2; Warwickshire median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Warwickshire median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Warwickshire median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Warwickshire median median 2.1

This school
Warwickshire 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	60	145	2.4	80	1.33
Sep 2025	59	127	2.2	71	1.20
Sep 2024	60	149	2.5	79	1.32
Sep 2023	60	132	2.2	75	1.25
Sep 2022	42	90	2.1	45	1.07
Sep 2021	44	66	1.5	43	0.98
Sep 2020	30	72	2.4	44	1.47
Sep 2019	20	43	2.2	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 87% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%10th of 155 in Warwickshire

Warwickshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Warwickshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Warwickshire 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Warwickshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Warwickshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Warwickshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Warwickshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warwickshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	15%	108	108
2023/24	91%	23%	108	110
2022/23	78%	16%	109	108

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 CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Hillmorton Primary School
1.9 km · Warwickshire

Remains Outstanding2023

4.1applications per place
Kilsby Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · West Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School
2.6 km · Warwickshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Abbots Farm Junior School
3.2 km · Warwickshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

62%met the SATs standard
Abbots Farm Infant School
3.3 km · Warwickshire

2026

3.7applications per place
Crick Primary School
3.4 km · West Northamptonshire

2026

1.9applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Paddox Primary School
3.7 km · Warwickshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Eastlands Primary School
4.0 km · Warwickshire

Outstanding2023

6.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144071 · 937/2054
Trust: Messenger Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 502 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 2018
Address: Houlton Way, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1AN
Local authority: Warwickshire · Rugby

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