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St Michael's Church of England Primary School

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

personMiss Rachel Griffiths

location_onBishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN

language Visit Website phone 1279652607

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bishop's Stortford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 220 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #187 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #7,995 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%

Reading77% LA 76%

Writing74% LA 70%

Maths74% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading84% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.3

-1.0 to 3.8

-0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-3.2 to 1.5

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.9 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading96% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.5 to 2.1

-2.1

Write

LA -0.5

-4.2 to 0.1

0.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 66%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing70% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 4

-4.6

Write

LA -0.5

-6.7 to -2.5

0.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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10 December 2019

Inspection Report

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03 February 2009

Inspection Report

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31 January 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-12-10

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2009-02-03

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-01-31

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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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

2.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 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 220 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	220	6	2.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	5	2.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	221	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	6	2.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	217	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	234	9	3.8%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	233	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	232	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	232	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	234	1	0.4%	0.5%	0

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 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils