St Gabriel's CofE Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Rugby, Warwickshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.39 miles
Published by Warwickshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Gabriel's CofE Academy is a primary school in Rugby, Warwickshire for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2023. Warwickshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Gabriel's CofE Academy 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 | 0.39 mi |
| 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last place offered went to a child 0.39 miles away, 8th shortest of 176 Warwickshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.26 miles).
- The Reception 2026 distance was further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2020; every applicant was offered a place in 2 of the 8 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 80 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 went to first-choice families, and 22 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Warwickshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Houlton Way, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1AN
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Warwickshire
- Pupils on roll
- 502 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils do really well in their education at St Gabriel’s.”
- “Trustees, governors, school leaders and the whole staff team have high expectations for pupils.”
- “To fulfil these expectations, pupils work hard.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, a few teachers fail to check on what pupils know and can remember.”
- “This leads to some gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “This can hinder future learning, when some pupils struggle to remember key knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2023 (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) | 82% | 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: 80 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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 Warwickshire.
- Hillmorton Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Abbots Farm Junior School 2.0 mi Not judged
- Abbots Farm Infant School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Paddox Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eastlands Primary School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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