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St Michael's Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–9 · Sponsored academy
Watery Lane, Minehead TA24 5NY · stmichaelsfirstschool.co.uk · 01643 702759
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 148
- 99% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 44 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Michael's Church of England First School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123768), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123768)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 46
- 32% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied