St Michael's Catholic Academy

About St Michael's Catholic Academy

St Michael's Catholic Academy in Stockton-on-Tees is a Good-rated secondary school that stands out for its academic performance, particularly when measured by Progress 8. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2019, the school received a Good rating overall, with leadership and management, sixth-form provision, and early years provision all judged Good. But the most telling metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.33, which is rated as 'Above average' nationally. This means that, on average, pupils at St Michael's achieve nearly a third of a grade more per subject than students with similar starting points across England. That score places the school first out of 13 similar schools in the Stockton-on-Tees local authority, well ahead of its nearest peer, All Saints Church of England Academy, which scored 0.32. It also ranks 16th out of 142 schools in the North East region, putting it in the top 12 per cent regionally.

Looking more closely at the exam data from the 2023/24 academic year, the school's Attainment 8 score sits at 48.3, and 70.1 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The English Progress 8 score is particularly strong at 0.42, while maths progress is a more modest 0.16. The EBacc average point score is 4.26, and 38.4 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.11, so St Michael's is performing significantly above the norm for Stockton-on-Tees. In the sixth form, the picture is more mixed: the value-added score is -0.52, which is rated 'Below average', and the average points per entry is 18.58, equivalent to a D grade. The school has a sixth form, but the data suggests that post-16 outcomes are less strong than at Key Stage 4.

St Michael's is a Roman Catholic secondary for boys and girls aged 11 to 16, with a sixth form and a nursery. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 834 applications for 269 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.1 to one, and 233 first-preference applications for 189 first-preference offers. The school has a wide range of facilities, including a swimming pool, theatre, sports hall, chapel, and sixth-form centre, and offers clubs such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, debating, coding, and a gardening club. It also has a comprehensive SEND offer, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, and speech and language needs. With 17 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. This is a school that works well for families who value strong academic progress at GCSE, a Catholic ethos, and a broad range of extracurricular opportunities, though those considering the sixth form may want to look more closely at post-16 outcomes.

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