St Michael's CofE (C) First School
About St Michael's CofE (C) First School
St Michael's CofE (C) First School is a Church of England primary in Staffordshire, serving children aged 3 to 9. It sits within a local authority that contains 308 primary schools, of which 20 hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in 2023 that confirmed the school remains Good. Among its top-performing peers in the same local authority, St Michael's is ranked alongside St John's Catholic Primary School, Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, and Needwood CofE Primary School, all of which share the highest ranking score. For families prioritising proximity to an Outstanding-rated school, the nearest is St Dominic's Catholic Primary School, located 1. 5 kilometres away. St Michael's is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 60 applications for 34 places, with 33 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 76.
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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
12 Jan 2023Latest monitoring visit (12 Jan 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2017. 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.
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