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St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Susan Ralph

location_onWirral, CH49 5LE

language Visit Website phone 1516774088

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Wirral, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 216 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #6,347 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 53%

Reading87% LA 69%

Writing71% LA 63%

Maths68% LA 65%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading82% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.2

0.2 to 4.5

0.4

Write

LA -0.8

-1.7 to 2.4

3.4

Maths

LA -0.7

1.4 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading93% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.7

1.1 to 5.6

0.0

Write

LA -1.1

-2.1 to 2.1

3.8

Maths

LA -0.7

1.9 to 5.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 56%

Reading82% LA 70%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths82% LA 67%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 4.3

0.1

Write

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 2.3

Maths

LA -0.8

1.9 to 6.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

23 June 2021

Inspection Report

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24 May 2016

Inspection Report

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27 February 2014

Inspection Report

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18 November 2010

Inspection Report

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07 December 2007

Inspection Report

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10 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 216 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	230	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	223	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	216	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	227	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	3	1.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils