St Michael's CofE Aided Primary
About St Michael's CofE Aided Primary
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary in Wiltshire holds an Ofsted rating of Outstanding, a grade it received in its most recent graded inspection in 2016 and confirmed as still current in an ungraded inspection in November 2023. That ungraded visit noted the school 'remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next', a nuance that suggests inspectors saw areas needing attention but did not downgrade the overall judgement. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 79 per cent. That figure places St Michael's 18th out of 159 primary schools in Wiltshire, comfortably inside the top 25 per cent nationally and regionally. It also sits well above the local authority average of 58 per cent for Key Stage 2 combined attainment, underlining that this is a school where most children are meeting the benchmark across all three core subjects.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
15 Nov 2023Latest monitoring visit (15 Nov 2023): School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Source: Ofsted, 14 Sept 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:00-08:35
After-school care
15:15-18:00
Source: stmichaelsaldbourne.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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