Ofsted: Outstanding emoji_events #4 in Southwark public Top 5% UK

St Michael's Catholic College

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

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Attainment 8

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GCSE Rank

#4 in Southwark

#319 of 3,216 nationally

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St Michael's Catholic College is a Academy converter secondary school in London, serving ages 11-18. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

St Michael's Catholic College is an academy converter in London, Southwark, admitting pupils aged 11-18. It has a sixth form offering post-16 education. The school has approximately 961 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 58, placing the school #4 in Southwark and #319 of 3,216 nationally. 66.00% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 36.5% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

The sixth form offers 21 A-level subjects. 59.2% of A-level entries were graded A*–B, with 25.4% at A*–A. A-level value added: -0.22 — students made below-average progress at sixth form.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

66.00%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)36.5%

Entering EBacc86.40%

EBacc APS5.49

2024

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

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Sixth Form (A-Level) Performance

A-level results for students who stayed in sixth form at this school. Value added measures how much progress students made relative to their GCSE starting point.

2025

A-Level Value Added

-0.22

vs expected from GCSEs

Pupils make below-expected progress at A-level.

Avg Grade

B-

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Grade Breakdown

Achieving A*5.5%

Achieving A*–A25.4%

Achieving A*–B59.2%

VA Banding Below average

Retention rate100.0%

A-level subjects offered21

Source: DfE A Level and Other 16-18 Results

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-29

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

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-07-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-03-14

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

4.1%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.0%(29 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 961 pupils. During this period, there were 39 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.1%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	961	39	4.1%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	963	37	3.8%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	953	21	2.2%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	0	33	-	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	0	47	-	8.2%	1

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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 35 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 30 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils