Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School

Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, reflecting a positive environment where pupils are happy and safe. They meet high expectations, showcasing sensible behavior and a thirst for knowledge, particularly through engaging lessons. The school emphasizes enriching experiences and extracurricular activities, fostering enthusiasm for learning among its students. Despite these strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding the clarity of the curriculum. Some essential knowledge in certain subjects, particularly in early years, is not as effectively outlined, which may hinder teaching and assessment processes. Leadership is committed to addressing these gaps to ensure a more consistent educational framework.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are happy at school.
• Leaders have established a meaningful and ambitious curriculum.
• Pupils achieve well and behave sensibly.
• Reading enthusiasm is effectively promoted among pupils.
• Teachers provide engaging experiences that enhance learning.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
• Staff and governors prioritize well-being and workload management.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum knowledge is less clearly identified, particularly in early years.
• Certain leaders lack clarity on early years curriculum foundations.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.4% of pupils at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.8% of pupils at Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School received £8,122 and spent £8,141 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £149,000 (£738 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School have?

Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School cover?

Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School?

Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School is at The Rowans, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL5 9DR.