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St Michael's Catholic Primary School

Primary · London · E6 6EE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 March 2023

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At a glance

206 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
23.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
54.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-michaels.newham.sch.uk/
URN
150664

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 27 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2021 entry went to 0.302 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 9 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2018 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 27 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2021 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.302 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
19%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
110
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 school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
Newham average76%
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
Primley Wood Primary SchoolLeeds · 174 miles awayGood67%
Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary AcademyNottingham · 111 miles awayGood42%
Northlands Primary SchoolRugby · 81 miles awayGood (2015)70%
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior SchoolLondon · 13 miles awayOutstanding93%
Westgate Primary SchoolDartford · 9 miles awayGood90%
Southwold Primary School and Early Years' CentreNottingham · 112 miles awayGood66%
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham · 114 miles awayGood55%
Elm Road Primary SchoolWisbech · 78 miles awayGood55%
St Charles Voluntary Catholic AcademyHull · 154 miles awayGood36%
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyCanterbury · 48 miles awayGood80%
Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary SchoolBrentford · 16 miles awayGood90%
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolDagenham · 3 miles awayNo current grade66%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 32% (Newham 13%, England 4%) · Black African 12% (Newham 10%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 9% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Newham 4%, England 2%) · Any other White background 7% (Newham 12%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Newham 5%, England 3%) · White British 5% (Newham 5%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Newham 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Newham 24%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Newham 3%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Newham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Newham 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Newham 11%, England 5%) · White Irish 2% (Newham 0%, England 0%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Newham 0%, England 0%) · 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)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.42 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Newham: 0.29 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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
13.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school

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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.2 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 £56,157; 21.4% 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£8,474
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 68% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 17% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £40,000; in-year balance +£105,000

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

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 higher37.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways39%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier33.7%62.3%
Social housing26.2%17.1%
Privately rented40%20.5%
Detached houses5.5%22.9%
Flats44.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van49.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01003523 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£428,000386 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£375,000–£480,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (13)£430,000
Terraced (321)£440,000
Flat (51)£295,000

Homes around this school are dearer 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
7an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
24an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
180an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
26an 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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