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St Michaels Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
St Michaels Road, Crosby L23 7UL · stmichaelshigh.com · 0151 924 6778
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 36.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Sefton 41.7, England 45.9
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 547
- 80% of 684 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 81 places were offered; 100% 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 | 81 | 25 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 52 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 80 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 125 | 112 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 126 | 138 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.6, and 21.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sefton it was 41.7, and across England 45.9.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 141338)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37 | −0.4 |
| Further education | 45.4 | −3.5 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | — |
| Employment | 1.7 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 141338)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 students | C (30.5) | Average 0.00 | |
| 12 students | C (28.5) | Average -0.11 | |
| 15 students | Merit+ (28.3) | Average +0.23 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 30 | C- (25.6) | -0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 28 | C+ (31.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 16 | C- (27.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 42 | C- (26.6) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 18 | D+ (21.9) | -0.64 |
| 2016/17 | 37 | D+ (23.9) | -0.29 |
| 2015/16 | 30 | D+ (22.4) | -0.18 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 141338)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50 | −12.1 |
| Further and other education | 5 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 2.5 | — |
| Other education | 2.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −4.4 |
| Employment | 25 | +14.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 141338)
Ofsted
St Michaels Church of England Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 19 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 19 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141338)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 141338), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141338)
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 141338)