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St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Ashford Road, St Michael's, Tenterden TN30 6PU · stmcep.school · 01580 763210
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 52%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 177
- 84% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% 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 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼52% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118670)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Michael's Church of England Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Good
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 Nov 2015Good
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 Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 39
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied