St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery

About St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery

St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in November 2024, where inspectors confirmed that standards were being maintained. This represents a significant improvement from the school's previous graded inspection in 2015, when it was judged to require improvement overall, with leadership and management also rated at that lower level. The most telling exam metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 48 per cent. That figure is well below the Wolverhampton local authority average of 64 per cent, and it places the school 53rd out of 60 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half of local rankings. Nationally, St Michael's sits in the bottom 20 per cent of all primary schools on this measure, according to the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 data.

Looking more closely at the individual subject scores, the picture is mixed. In reading, 63 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, with an average scaled score of 102, while in writing the figure was higher at 74 per cent. Maths proved more challenging, with 56 per cent reaching the expected standard and an average score of 99. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was just 4 per cent, and only 11 per cent reached that higher bar in maths. The school's early years provision was rated Good in the most recent graded inspection, and the same rating applied to leadership and management. Parent feedback from the Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, shows that 71 per cent of the 28 respondents would recommend the school. Strong majorities agreed that their child is happy and feels safe, though views on how concerns are dealt with were more divided, with 21 per cent strongly disagreeing that they are handled properly.

The school is a Roman Catholic primary with nursery provision, catering for children aged 3 to 11, and is led by headteacher Adam Jewkes. It has capacity for 243 pupils but currently enrols 220, and it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 52 applications for 28 places, with 26 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a dining hall, outdoor playground, gymnasium, ICT suite and a chapel, and the school offers a range of sports including football, cricket, swimming and tennis, plus clubs such as drama, science club and chess. The SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. For families prioritising a Catholic faith setting in Wolverhampton, St Michael's offers a stable Good-rated environment, though the academic outcomes are below the local average and parents should weigh this alongside the school's strong pastoral feedback on happiness and safety.

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