St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 16 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Halton
Unique reference
111393
Address
St Michael's Road, WA8 8TD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
229 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
55.9%
Girls
44.1%
First language not English
6.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
46.7%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.8%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Unclassified0.9%
Other Asian0.9%
Other White3.5%
Mixed4.3%
White British89.5%
Gypsy/Roma
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.3
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
72%
Local authority average
62%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
3%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Michaels Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
26
18
8
Year 1
30
24
6
Year 2
31
10
21
Year 3
30
13
17
Year 4
41
23
18
Year 5
43
21
22
Year 6
28
19
9
Year 2024-2025

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