St Michael's Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 104019
- Address
- Curral Road, B65 9AN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1178 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
White British 73.3%
Mixed 9.1%
African 4.2%
Indian 3.5%
Other White 3%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 34%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 56 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 22 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 36 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 210 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
St Michael's Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 290
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 100
Offers
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 123 117 |
| Year 8 | 241 131 110 |
| Year 9 | 233 118 115 |
| Year 10 | 236 115 121 |
| Year 11 | 228 116 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 55.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 25.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 5.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.6% 3.0% |