St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Street
Kingsteignton
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 3BQ
Phone 01626352854
Reference Number 113407

St Michael’s Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, having improved from its previous inspection grade of Requires Improvement to achieve a Good rating across all evaluated areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, and leadership. The supportive environment fosters safety and happiness among pupils, who are encouraged to communicate openly with staff. There is a commendable focus on reading and early mathematics, showing strong curriculum development in these subjects. However, school leaders recognize that a few foundation subjects need better sequencing to ensure students are able to build on their prior knowledge effectively.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 465
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.61%
Girls: 48.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 33 25 58
2 26 26 52
3 33 21 54
4 26 34 60
5 27 33 60
6 30 30 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White, Other 2.6%
African 1.1%
Asian, Other 1.1%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 05 Jul 2022
Date Report
05 Jul 2022 School inspection:
02 Oct 2018 Full inspection:
07 Nov 2011 Full inspection:
12 May 2009 Full inspection:
08 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
16 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are safe, happy, and enjoy attending school.
  • Strong focus on reading and early mathematics helps pupils build knowledge.
  • Staff have high expectations for behaviour and foster respect among pupils.
  • Effective support provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Leaders create an inclusive environment where all staff and pupils feel valued.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum development is not as strong in some foundation subjects.
  • Planning does not consistently build on pupils' prior learning from early years to key stage 1.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.5
Writing -0.7
Maths -2.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 16 1
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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