St Michael's Church of England Primary School

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

St Michael's CE Primary School, Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN

Headteacher: Miss Rachel GriffithsSchool website ↗Pupils: 220 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted Good
Inspected December 2019
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected December 2019
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 December 2019Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 74%·Maths 74%All three 68%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected74%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
27
How many families wanted this school first?
20
How many got their first choice?
20of 20 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
62

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
29.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
32.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
112 girls, 108 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 86% (2018/19), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1683.0%10.0%+4.2+2.7+1.1
2016/1771.0%29.0%+3.7-0.4+0.8
2017/1870.0%7.0%+1.8-4.6+0.2
2018/1986.0%18.0%-0.2-2.1+0.8
2022/2355.0%0.0%+1.4-0.9-0.6
2023/2465.0%13.0%---
2024/2568.0%6.0%---
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