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St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy

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

personMrs Karen Leach

corporate_fareST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onExeter, EX1 2SN

language Visit Website phone 1392256669

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

414

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Exeter, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Exeter, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #96 of 266 primaries in Devon and #7,308 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.2 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

67%

LA 57%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing77% LA 67%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.3

-2.4 to 0.9

-4.8

Write

LA -0.7

-6.4 to -3.2

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.7 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.5 to 1.7

-1.5

Write

LA -1.0

-2.9 to 0.0

-2.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.6 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 77%

Writing69% LA 76%

Maths69% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.2

-3.4 to -0.4

-2.2

Write

LA -0.8

-3.7 to -0.7

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.3 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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09 July 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-07-09

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-01-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

5.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(8 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 419 pupils. During this period, there were 24 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.7%, 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)	419	24	5.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	418	3	0.7%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	414	8	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	416	6	1.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	416	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	419	4	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	414	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	419	11	2.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	418	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	410	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	417	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	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 22 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

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St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy

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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