St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School

About St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School

St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School is a Church of England state primary in Calderdale, a local authority with 82 primary schools of the same type. It sits at rank 67 in the LA, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table. The top-performing peers nearby include St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School, All Saints' CofE Primary School, and The Greetland Academy, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. The school is small, with 170 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is oversubscribed: for 24 places in the 2025/26 intake, it received 49 applications, all 24 first-preference offers were made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.04. This suggests a strong local reputation despite the modest ranking. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Claire Berry. Just over 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2022 rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour and attitudes. This is an improvement from its previous inspection in 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is well below the Calderdale LA average of 59%. In individual subjects, 77% reached the expected standard in reading, 58% in writing, and 54% in maths. Higher-attaining pupils were fewer: 15% in reading, 12% in maths, and 8% in writing. The average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 101 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 5% of primaries on the combined expected standard metric, and in the bottom 10% regionally.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, forest school, outdoor playground, dining hall, music rooms, gymnasium, and chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, athletics, tennis, dance, cricket, and cross country, and there are clubs for choir, drama, and art. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. There is no nursery provision and no sixth form. Given its small size, strong local demand, and improving Ofsted rating, this school may suit families who value a community-focused, Church of England primary with a broad range of activities, but who are aware that academic outcomes are below the local average and that the school is not among the highest-performing in Calderdale.

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