SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 139174
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 446 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 October 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Birmingham
Trust BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 390 372 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 185 47.4% of pupils
Male pupils 205 52.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

55.4%
30.6 pts above England
School 55.4%
Birmingham 45.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.9%
6.6 pts above England
School 26.9%
Birmingham 38.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Birmingham 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
46.9%
183
African
10.3%
40
White and Black Caribbean
9.7%
38
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
21
Any other Mixed background
4.9%
19
Any other White background
4.6%
18
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 33.6% 131 of 390 pupils
12.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.6%
Birmingham 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 30.3% 118 pupils
England 14.8% 15.5 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 55
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Moderate learning difficulty 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 18
Vision impairment 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

46.0% 14.4 pts below England
School 46.0%
Birmingham 60.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Birmingham 72.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Birmingham 68.9%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

59.0%

13.0 pts below England

School 59.0%
Birmingham 71.3%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

7.21%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts higher than England
School 7.21%
Birmingham 7.01%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.68 pts higher than England
School 22.50%
Birmingham 20.05%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.94%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.14 pts higher than England
School 1.94%
Birmingham 2.18%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

87.4% 0.7 pts below England
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
87.4%
Birmingham
91.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
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