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St. Michael's Academy

Primary · Yeovil · BA21 4JW

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 27 November 2019

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At a glance

264 pupils · 110% of 240 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
37.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stmichaelsacademy.co.uk
URN
138843

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 27 November 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

68 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Somerset average60.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Oriel Academy West LondonFeltham · 102 miles awayExpected standard71%
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolCoventry · 110 miles awayGood43%
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and NurseryLiverpool · 171 miles awayGood63%
Farley Junior AcademyLuton · 114 miles awayOutstanding64%
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolLeeds · 203 miles awayStrong standard93%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DarlastonWednesbury · 115 miles awayOutstanding74%
William Stockton Community Primary SchoolEllesmere Port · 162 miles awayExpected standard63%
New Road Primary SchoolChatham · 140 miles awayGood66%
Lanesfield Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 113 miles awayGood73%
Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne · 177 miles awayNeeds attention57%
Priorswood Primary SchoolTaunton · 22 miles awayGood44%
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyManchester · 175 miles awayInadequate65%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Any other White background 19% (Somerset 6%, England 7%) · Black African 14% (Somerset 3%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 7% (Somerset 2%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Somerset 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Somerset 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Somerset 0%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Somerset 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Somerset 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.81 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Somerset: 3.60 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,014; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,052
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 15% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £248,000; in-year balance -£83,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health41%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier36.3%62.3%
Social housing29.6%17.1%
Privately rented34.1%20.5%
Detached houses4.9%22.9%
Flats47.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van36.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029239 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£195,000381 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£155,000–£235,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (34)£307,000
Semi-detached (122)£220,000
Terraced (165)£187,000
Flat (60)£90,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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