Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available emoji_events #6 in Wiltshire public Top 6% UK

St Michael's CofE Aided Primary

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

personMrs Judith Arkwright

location_onMarlborough, SN8 2BP

language Visit Website phone 1672540434

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

199

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Michael's CofE Aided Primary is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Marlborough, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's CofE Aided Primary is a voluntary aided school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 193 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #6 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #1,286 of 14,143 nationally.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. 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.

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

85%

LA 58%

Reading91% LA 73%

Writing88% LA 69%

Maths97% LA 71%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.5

-2.0 to 3.0

1.5

Write

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.8

1.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading100% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.6

Read

LA 0.1

2.2 to 6.9

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 3.2

4.0

Maths

LA -0.8

1.9 to 6.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%

Reading92% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths88% LA 72%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA 0.2

3 to 7.8

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 2.2

1.4

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.8 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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06 July 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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22 March 2011

Inspection Report

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24 February 2009

Inspection Report

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15 October 2008

Inspection Report

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13 May 2008

Inspection Report

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16 January 2008

Inspection Report

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10 July 2007

Inspection Report

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11 November 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-07-06

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-03-22

None Legacy

Good

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 193 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)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	202	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	195	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Michael's CofE Aided Primary

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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