Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #108 in Cheshire East public Top 96% UK

St Michael's Community Academy

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

personMr David Jobling

corporate_fareST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCrewe, CW1 3SL

language Visit Website phone 1270902056

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

467

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Michael's Community Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Crewe, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's Community Academy is an academy sponsor led in Crewe, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #108 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #13,602 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.5 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

33%

LA 62%

Reading47% LA 78%

Writing57% LA 72%

Maths47% LA 75%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading72% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading58% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA 0.7

-4.7 to -1.3

-1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.4

-4.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-6.2 to -3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading50% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths45% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.6

Read

LA 0.0

-7.2 to -4.0

-3.6

Write

LA -1.3

-5.1 to -2.1

-6.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-8.0 to -5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 67%

Reading48% LA 81%

Writing54% LA 79%

Maths50% LA 77%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to -0.5

-2.2

Write

LA -1.1

-3.8 to -0.6

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 May 2025

Inspection Report

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31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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22 October 2019

Inspection Report

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03 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-31

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-06-03

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.2%(10 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 445 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, 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)	445	15	3.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	426	24	5.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	471	8	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	448	14	3.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	435	21	4.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	475	39	8.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	467	8	1.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	434	9	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	443	5	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	427	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	403	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	438	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	407	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	434	7	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	431	8	1.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	459	16	3.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	457	27	5.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	451	18	4.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	465	11	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	455	7	1.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	432	18	4.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	433	23	5.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	440	17	3.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	429	34	7.9%	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

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils