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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City

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

personMrs Rosalind Owen

location_onOxford, OX3 0EJ

language Visit Website phone 1865241476

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

199

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Oxford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City is a voluntary aided school in Oxford, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #83 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #6,810 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. 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 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

72%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 75%

Writing76% LA 71%

Maths86% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading90% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.4

0.6 to 5.4

-0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 2.0

2.3

Maths

LA -0.6

0.1 to 4.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.0

-2.9 to 2.2

-1.6

Write

LA -0.3

-3.9 to 0.7

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.2 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing80% LA 77%

Maths87% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 3.3

-0.7

Write

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 1.5

0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 March 2022

Inspection Report

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21 February 2017

Inspection Report

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26 January 2012

Inspection Report

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24 September 2008

Inspection Report

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27 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-24

None EIF

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 203 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)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	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 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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