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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

  • Secondary
  • Academy sponsor led
  • Ages 11 to 16
  • Roman Catholic

URN 148049 · Bury · ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

In Bury

Inspection

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026.

Latest graded inspection

7 March 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding is effective
Yes

First full inspection as an academy

Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.

Earlier graded inspection

12 February 2019

Overall effectiveness
Inadequate

Ofsted category: Special measures.

This inspection was of the predecessor school, before it converted or reopened under its current URN.

Under the earlier framework, inspections gave an overall effectiveness grade.

Read the reports on Ofsted’s website. Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information.

Attendance

Against Bury and England, secondary schools.

Overall absence

2024/25

8.5%

Bury
8.8%
England
8.4%

0.1 percentage points higher than England.

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Overall absence
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published5.8%5.5%
2018/19Not published5.8%5.5%
2020/215.8%5.6%5.5%
2021/227.7%8.8%9.0%
2022/239.0%8.9%9.0%
2023/249.9%9.2%8.9%
2024/258.5%8.8%8.4%

Sessions missed for any reason, as a share of all possible sessions in the school year. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Persistent absence

2024/25

24.2%

Bury
25.2%
England
23.4%

0.8 percentage points higher than England.

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Persistent absence
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published15.3%13.9%
2018/19Not published15.0%13.7%
2020/2116.2%15.3%14.8%
2021/2223.3%27.6%27.7%
2022/2326.0%26.8%26.5%
2023/2427.4%26.3%25.6%
2024/2524.2%25.2%23.4%

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Severe absence

2024/25

3.6%

Bury
3.9%
England
3.9%

0.3 percentage points lower than England.

1.22.53.82017/182024/25
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Severe absence
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published1.0%1.2%
2018/19Not published1.3%1.3%
2020/211.0%1.4%1.5%
2021/222.0%2.8%2.7%
2022/233.6%3.0%3.4%
2023/244.0%3.9%3.8%
2024/253.6%3.9%3.9%

Pupils who missed 50% or more of their possible sessions, as a share of pupils. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions

Against Bury and England, secondary schools.

Suspensions per 100 pupils

2024/25

19.94

Bury
32.62
England
21.24

1.30 lower than England.

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Suspensions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published16.7510.13
2018/19Not published15.2510.75
2019/20Not published7.347.43
2020/214.7210.408.48
2021/225.2617.9313.96
2022/2324.3323.9718.90
2023/2431.4228.6722.61
2024/2519.9432.6221.24

Suspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. One pupil can be suspended more than once. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

2024/25

0.28

Bury
0.36
England
0.23

0.05 higher than England.

0.10.40.82017/182024/25
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Permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published0.490.20
2018/19Not published0.180.20
2019/20Not published0.120.13
2020/210.000.070.10
2021/220.100.340.16
2022/230.000.210.22
2023/240.850.450.25
2024/250.280.360.23

Permanent exclusions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, 2024/25.

Key stage 4 results

Against Bury and England, secondary schools.

Attainment 8

2025/26 (provisional)

39.2

Bury
44.0
England
47.4

8.2 lower than England.

39.944.549.12021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
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Attainment 8
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/22Not published47.049.8
2022/23Not published45.347.2
2023/2444.546.046.9
2024/2546.044.447.1
2025/26 (provisional)39.244.047.4

The average of pupils' points across eight GCSE-level qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 4 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

48%

Bury
60%
England
66%

18 percentage points lower than England.

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English and maths: grade 4 or above
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/22Not published67%70%
2022/23Not published65%67%
2023/2459%66%67%
2024/2563%63%66%
2025/26 (provisional)48%60%66%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 4 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

English and maths: grade 5 or above

2025/26 (provisional)

23%

Bury
40%
England
48%

25 percentage points lower than England.

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English and maths: grade 5 or above
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/22Not published46%51%
2022/23Not published41%46%
2023/2435%45%47%
2024/2539%40%47%
2025/26 (provisional)23%40%48%

Pupils at the end of key stage 4 with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Key stage 4 performance, 2025/26.

Pupils

Against Bury and England, secondary schools.

Eligible for free school meals

2024/25

23.3%

Bury
28.4%
England
25.8%

2.5 percentage points lower than England.

17.122.327.62021/222022/232023/242024/25
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Eligible for free school meals
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/2216.3%21.6%20.9%
2022/2317.7%23.7%22.7%
2023/2420.0%25.8%24.1%
2024/2523.3%28.4%25.8%

Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals on census day in January. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

SEN support

2024/25

12.3%

Bury
13.1%
England
13.4%

1.1 percentage points lower than England.

7.110.113.02021/222022/232023/242024/25
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SEN support
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/2211.2%11.6%11.9%
2022/236.7%11.2%12.4%
2023/248.8%11.8%12.9%
2024/2512.3%13.1%13.4%

Pupils receiving special educational needs support without an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Education, health and care plan

2024/25

3.5%

Bury
3.7%
England
3.1%

0.4 percentage points higher than England.

2.33.13.82021/222022/232023/242024/25
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Education, health and care plan
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/222.9%2.6%2.2%
2022/233.9%3.2%2.4%
2023/243.9%3.6%2.7%
2024/253.5%3.7%3.1%

Pupils with an education, health and care plan. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

First language other than English

2024/25

24.9%

Bury
17.2%
England
19.2%

5.7 percentage points higher than England.

15.519.924.22021/222022/232023/242024/25
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First language other than English
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2021/2214.8%15.0%17.5%
2022/2317.7%15.8%18.1%
2023/2421.2%16.2%18.6%
2024/2524.9%17.2%19.2%

Pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.

Teachers

Against Bury and England, secondary schools.

Pupils per qualified teacher

2025/26

18.7

Bury
17.3
England
17.3

1.4 higher than England.

16.717.919.12017/182025/26
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Pupils per qualified teacher
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published17.116.5
2018/19Not published17.216.8
2019/20Not published17.217.2
2020/2117.617.217.1
2021/2216.616.617.1
2022/2318.917.117.2
2023/2419.318.417.4
2024/2518.317.317.3
2025/2618.717.317.3

Full-time equivalent pupils for each full-time equivalent qualified teacher. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2025/26.

Teacher sickness absence

2024/25

6.6 days

Bury
4.2 days
England
5.0 days

1.6 days higher than England.

Compared with all state-funded schools: DfE publishes this measure for all schools, not by phase.

1.03.76.42017/182024/25
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Teacher sickness absence
YearThis schoolBuryEngland
2017/18Not published5.3 days4.0 days
2018/19Not published6.2 days4.0 days
2019/20Not publishedNot publishedNot published
2020/21Not published5.1 days3.9 days
2021/220.6 days5.2 days6.3 days
2022/232.8 days5.0 days5.2 days
2023/246.8 days4.6 days5.3 days
2024/256.6 days4.2 days5.0 days

Days lost to sickness absence in the school year, averaged across all teachers. Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics, School workforce in England, 2024/25.

Finance

Academies report their accounts as part of their trust, so DfE publishes no school-level balance for this school. The trust’s figures are in DfE’s Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

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About the school

Pupils on roll
1,027
Capacity
1,050
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 to 16
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Admissions
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Trust
ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Opened
1 November 2020
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Constituency
Bury North
Deprivation of the area (IDACI)
Decile 5 of 10 (1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods)

Address: Bridge Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TZ

Website: www.stgabrielshigh.stoccat.org.uk

Telephone: 01617643186

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Sources and corrections

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