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St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School

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

personMrs Helen Robertson

corporate_fareTHE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onLichfield, WS14 9AN

language Visit Website phone 1543227425

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

425

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Lichfield, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School is an academy converter in Lichfield, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 412 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #12 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #636 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 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 62%

Reading95% LA 75%

Writing89% LA 72%

Maths89% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading85% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.1

0.3 to 3.5

0.9

Write

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.5

0.5

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.0 to 2.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-09-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-17

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

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

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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 412 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%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	427	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	425	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	420	2	0.5%	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 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils