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Ofsted Information:
Our most recent Ofsted Report Card may be found at this link: Ofsted Report Card 11 March 2026
From our Report- What it is like to be a pupil at this school:
Pupils love the small size of their school and build positive relationships across year groups. For example, children in the Reception year often choose to sit with older friends during calm and happy lunchtimes in the dining hall. Pupils feel their school is a special place. They appreciate features such as the field beyond the playground, where they take part in sports day. The well-used school boot rack shows how often pupils pull on their boots to explore and play.
Across the school, including in the early years, pupils benefit from the improvements leaders have made to the wider curriculum. Older pupils can explain the approaches that help them learn well. They describe contributing to subject floor books and adding key knowledge to their ‘memory jars’. Staff understand pupils’ needs well and this enables all groups to make secure progress through the curriculum.
Pupils understand and live the school values of collaboration, challenge and community. With the current focus on challenge, older pupils talk confidently about pushing themselves in their learning. Pupils feel listened to. Their class councils give them real influence, including securing the new art hut in the playground. They also value chances to contribute to the wider community, such as performing in the local church and taking part in the annual Maypole dance. Special events, including the residential visit for older pupils, help them develop independence and a sense of belonging.
Pupils feel safe and well cared for. They say staff listen and support them when needed. They appreciate the varied offer of clubs, with popular options including football, drama and Makaton. Bullying and serious behavioural issues are rare and pupils trust staff to act if concerns arise. Leaders know attendance has been lower than national figures in recent years and are taking appropriate action to address this.
We are very proud of these outcomes.
Pupil Premium
Pupil premium funding is allocated to eligible schools based on the number of:
- pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals, or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM)
- children previously looked after by a local authority or other state care, including children adopted from state care or equivalent from outside England and Wales
Pupil premium is not a personal budget for individual pupils, and schools do not have to spend pupil premium so that it solely benefits pupils who meet the funding criteria.
The pupil premium is designed to narrow the potential academic gap and address the emotional and social well-being of these pupils. It is additional to main school funding and it will be used by this school to address any underlying inequalities between children eligible by ensuring that funding reaches the pupils who need it most.
SPORTS FUNDING
What is School Sports Premium?
The government is providing funding to improve provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. This funding – provided jointly by the Departments for Education, Health and Culture, Media and Sport – will be allocated to primary school head teachers to spend on improving the quality of sport and PE within their schools.
What is the purpose of this funding?
Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this. At St Michael's we recognise that PE plays an integral part in the well-being of all of our children. We aim to incorporate physical education across our curriculum often linking it to our class themes where possible. We offer wide and varied choice of extra-curricular activities run by qualified and experienced external agencies. As we understand that leading a healthy and active lifestyle can have a positive impact on the concentration, learning and attitude of all children.
Click on the link below to see how St Michael's have spent our funding.
Finance information
A link to benchmarking information for St Michael's Primary school may be found here
The school employs no staff earning over £100,000 a year.
We do not have any staff who have taken time off to be union officials
Attainment information
School Attainment Information
Link to performance tables here