St Michael's CofE Primary School

About St Michael's CofE Primary School

St Michael's CofE Primary School sits within Haringey's primary landscape as a solidly performing Church of England state school, ranking 16th out of 51 similar schools in the local authority. That places it in the top 25% of primaries across Haringey, though it is worth noting that the three top-performing peers in the borough — Lift Trinity, Rhodes Avenue Primary School and Lift Noel Park — all sit ahead of it on the rankings table. Lift Trinity, which holds an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, is also the nearest outstanding school to St Michael's, located just 0.1 km away. The school itself is a relatively small primary, with 146 pupils on roll against a capacity of 236, and it serves a community with a notably high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 43.6%. It has a nursery provision attached, catering for children from age three, and its religious character as a Church of England school gives it a distinctive identity within the local mix.

Academically, St Michael's delivers results that are above the Haringey average for Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 assessments, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 69%. The school's overall score of 77 on the KS2 expected standard metric places it in the top 25% nationally. Subject-level figures show strong performance in writing, where 88% met the expected standard and 15% reached the higher standard, and in reading and maths, where 85% met the expected standard in each. Average scaled scores were 105 in both reading and maths. The school's most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2012, rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2020 confirmed that the school remains Good. This represents a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2009, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

The school is oversubscribed for Reception entry in 2025/26, with 55 applications for 15 places and only 9 first-preference offers made — a ratio of 3.67 applicants per place. Facilities include an ICT suite, gymnasium, outdoor playground, sensory room, dining hall, forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, dance, swimming, rounders, cricket and football, while clubs extend to gardening, book club and science club. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, based on 16 respondents, are overwhelmingly positive: 100% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 94% felt their child does well. The school will particularly suit families seeking a small, church-affiliated primary with strong core outcomes and a clear pastoral focus, though competition for places is high.

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