SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151010
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 February 2020
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 197 197 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 91 46.2% of pupils
Male pupils 106 53.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.1%
13.3 pts above England
School 38.1%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.8%
1.5 pts below England
School 18.8%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Caribbean
26.9%
53
Any other Black background
13.2%
26
African
11.7%
23
White British
9.6%
19
Any other Mixed background
9.1%
18
Any other White background
7.6%
15
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 21.3% 42 of 197 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.3%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.8% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts above
EHC plans 1.5% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 10
Specific learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Other difficulty or disability 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3

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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Lewisham 73.9%
London 77.7%
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

5.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.02 pts lower than England
School 5.20%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.56 pts lower than England
School 13.25%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 0.60%
Lewisham 1.28%
London 1.67%
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

93.8% 5.6 pts above England
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
93.8%
Lewisham
85.7%
London
85.9%
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