St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Knowsley for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Gabriel's CofE 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 27 of the 47 other Knowsley primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 23 first-choice applications for 27 Reception 2026 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of pupils here, 48.1% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley is 35.9%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ellis Ashton Street, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6BH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are exceptional ambassadors for St Gabriel’s School.”
- “They shine in the many leadership roles they have.”
- “Pupils are happy, active and responsible citizens.”
To improve
- “However, at times, learning is not adapted well enough to enable pupils to build a deeper understanding of the topics that they study.”
- “Even so, some aspects of the curriculum are not delivered well enough to help children learn all that they should in all areas of learning.”
- “For a few children, this hinders their readiness for Year 1.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 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) | 71% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 23 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 Knowsley.
- Sylvester Primary Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willow Tree Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blacklow Brow School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Halsnead Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published