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St Michaels Junior Church School

Primary · Bath · BA2 1RW

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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 14 June 2022

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At a glance

144 pupils · 60% of 240 capacity

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
69.4% of pupils
English as additional language
10.1% of pupils
SEN support
26.1% of pupils
EHC plan
14.5% of pupils
Website
https://www.stmichaelsbath.org/
URN
145716

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
13%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
97
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
96
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.2%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£9,080
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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