Voluntary aided school · Cheshire East

St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Cheshire East council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

2026/27

2027/28

See Cheshire East's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 34 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (88%). More families put it first than there were places.

EntryPlaces offeredPut it firstGot their first choice
September 2026303488%
September 2025302997%
September 2024303291%

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

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Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 12 June 2024. Overall: Outstanding

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Pupils
239 (capacity 211)
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Shrewsbury
Phone
01270875770
Address
Well Lane, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2PG
Website
stgabriels.cheshire.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports

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