St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Leigh, Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Leigh, Wigan for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 50 first-choice applications for 50 offers; 48 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- 51.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan is 27.6%.
- There are 17.4 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan is 22.6.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queensway, Higher Folds, Leigh, WN7 2XG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 375 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy attending this vibrant and caring school where everyone is welcomed and respected.”
- “Pupils rise to the school’s high expectations, which is reflected in their work and behaviour.”
- “Children in the early years have fun while developing routines and positive attitudes to learning.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, for a small number of pupils, these activities are not well matched to learning needs.”
- “As a result, a minority of pupils in some classes are too dependent on support from adults and waste too much learning time waiting for the help that they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 50 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 48 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hindsford CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parklee Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tyldesley Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's CofE Primary School, Howe Bridge 1.2 mi Good Last distance published