St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School

St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School is a small Church of England infant school that is performing well overall. Pupils are happy, proud and kind, and the school’s values of love, compassion and respect are evident in their behaviour and empathy. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with reading at its centre, and pupils make good progress. Phonics teaching is strong, pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported effectively, and attendance has improved through clear support. Personal development is a particular strength: pupils benefit from a rich programme of wider opportunities, including clubs, sporting events and community activities, and the school is highly inclusive. Staff feel well supported, governors provide effective challenge and support, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is assessment. Teachers do not always use assessment strategies well enough to check what pupils already know and understand, which means misunderstandings can occasionally be missed. The school should ensure that assessment is used consistently to inform teaching and help pupils build a secure body of knowledge. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it remains part of the Oaks CE Learning Federation. The school was previously judged good and continues to provide a positive and nurturing education for its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, proud and demonstrate the school’s values of love, compassion and respect.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well organised for mixed-age classes, with reading at its centre.
• Phonics teaching is high quality and helps pupils become confident readers.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported effectively so they can access the curriculum.
• Behaviour is strong, with very little inattention to learning and high expectations from staff.
• The school provides a vibrant range of wider opportunities that build confidence and enrich learning.
• Personal development is outstanding, including through inclusive activities and community events.
• Attendance is improving because the school identifies and supports pupils at risk of poor attendance.
• Staff feel well supported by leaders, including for their well-being and workload.
• Governors bring strong expertise and provide effective challenge and support.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment strategies are not consistently used well enough to check what pupils already know and understand.
• Occasional misunderstandings can be missed because teachers do not always check pupils’ understanding precisely enough.

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 St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% 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, 1.8% of pupils at St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant 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 St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% 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, 1.8% of pupils at St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School received £9,359 and spent £8,975 for each of its 56 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £87,000 (-£1,561 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 St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School have?

St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School has 56 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School cover?

St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School?

St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School is at High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BB.