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St Michael's Catholic Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Beamish Road, Billingham TS23 3DX · stmichaels.bhcet.org.uk · 01642 870003
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockton-on-Tees 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 892
- 52 over 840 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.7%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 170 | 175 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 163 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 141 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 193 | 178 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 195 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.9, and 35.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockton-on-Tees it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.1 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.2 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 78.8 | +8.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 3.6 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
St Michael's Catholic Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (178 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 178
- 17% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (24%) with SEND