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SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Primary Academy converter URN 151494
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 442 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 November 2019
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 1 December 2019 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Catholic
Local authority Medway
Trust KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 446 446 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 215 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 231 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.1%
4.3 pts above England
School 29.1%
Medway 25.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.7%
19.4 pts above England
School 39.7%
Medway 16.5%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Medway 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
28.3%
126
White British
28.0%
125
Any other White background
14.3%
64
Bangladeshi
5.6%
25
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
23
Indian
4.9%
22
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 23.5% 105 of 446 pupils
2.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.5%
Medway 20.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 89 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 54
Specific learning difficulty 18
Social, emotional & mental health 10
No specialist assessment yet 8
Other difficulty or disability 5
Vision impairment 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

100.9% 12.7 pts above England
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
100.9%
Medway
96.8%
South East
89.5%
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