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St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Cherry Orchard, Lichfield WS14 9AN · st-michaels-lichfield.staffs.sch.uk · 01543 227425
On the mapSearch near WS14 9AN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 85%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 398
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Free school meals
- 5%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 57 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 | 57 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲85% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124258)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Michael's CofE (C) Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124258), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124258)
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124258)
Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124258)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 107
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (17%) with SEND