SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 105090
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

25 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 June 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Wirral
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 208 191 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 106 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 102 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.3%
16.5 pts above England
School 41.3%
Wirral 32.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.5%
4.2 pts above England
School 24.5%
Wirral 7.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wirral 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
69.2%
144
Indian
18.8%
39
Any other Asian background
2.4%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
4
White and Asian
1.9%
4
African
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.3% 63 of 208 pupils
9.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.3%
Wirral 25.9%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 29.3% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 14.5 pts above
EHC plans 1.0% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 20
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Speech, language & communication 14
Specific learning difficulty 9
Physical disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

61.0% 0.6 pts above England
School 61.0%
Wirral 53.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Wirral 69.0%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Wirral 63.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Wirral 64.9%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.00%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 6.00%
Wirral 7.24%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.18 pts higher than England
School 20.99%
Wirral 19.16%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Wirral 2.02%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.1% In line with England
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
88.1%
Wirral
87.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information