St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale

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About St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale


Name St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
Website http://www.stgabrielsrc.com/
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
Headteacher Mrs Laura Bolton
Address Vicarage Road South, Castleton, Rochdale, OL11 2TN
Phone Number 01706650280
Phase Primary
Type Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religious Character Roman Catholic
Gender Mixed
Number of Pupils 187
Local Authority Rochdale
Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school The headteacher is uncompromising in her expectations for pupils' achievement.

She has the support of staff and pupils, who are rightly proud of their school. Outcomes have improved significantly since the previous inspection. Pupils now make good progress in reading and writing and accelerated progress in mathematics.

This is due to improvements in subject leadership. The quality of teaching and assessment are good. They are enriched by the well-developed curriculum for spiritual, moral, social, and cultural education.

Pupils are well versed and knowledgeable about different faiths and beliefs. Their eyes have been opened to a m...ultitude of different values and experiences through a wealth of extra-curricular activities and educational visits. There is good capacity for further improvement due to strong leadership.

Governors provide an appropriate balance of challenge and support. They know the school extremely well. Behaviour is good.

Pupils are typically polite and well mannered. They behave well at social times with little supervision and take advantage of the well-resourced playground. Safeguarding is effective.

The pastoral manager ensures that pupils and families access a wealth of timely support when they are experiencing difficulties. In the early years foundation stage, children make good progress and behave well due to consistently high-quality teaching and an engaging curriculum. However, opportunities are missed to accelerate the learning of the most able pupils in Reception and key stage 1.

The quality of teaching for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities has improved but remains inconsistent because : work is not always suitably adapted for them. There is a very caring ethos at the before- and after-school club. However, there are few interesting or engaging activities for pupils to take part in.

This is at odds with the quality of provision in the rest of the school. While the overwhelming majority of parents feel that bullying is dealt with effectively, a few do not. Communication with parents and the time frame for dealing with incidents is unclear in the policy.

Information about this school

This school is smaller than the average primary school. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is below the national average.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils eligible for support through the pupil premium is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is below average. In 2017, the school met the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress by the end of key stage 2.


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