St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
138433
Address
Piers Road, Handsworth, B21 0UX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
204 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
65.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
56.9%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 28.4%
African 16.2%
Indian 13.2%
Other 8.8%
Caribbean 7.4%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 4.9%
White British 4.4%
Other Black 3.9%
Gypsy/Roma 2.9%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.4
WritingWell above average3
MathsAbove average2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 19%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
4
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
22
13
9
Year 2
30
19
11
Year 3
31
16
15
Year 4
32
11
21
Year 5
28
10
18
Year 6
31
17
14
Year 2024-2025

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