# St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Bury, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,027 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E148049. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,027
- Council: Bury
- URN: 148049

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy was 39.2, against 42.9 in Bury and 46.2 in England.
23% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23% | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47.8% | 58.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 209 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bury Grammar Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-grammar-schools-e105373): 290 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bury Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-church-of-england-high-school-e148866): 410 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mill School - Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-school-bury-e147349): 450 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Forestwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forestwood-school-e142675): 540 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Bury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-college-e130498): 670 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Holy Cross College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-college-e130499): 680 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148049)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148049)

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