St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School

St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School has demonstrated a strong overall performance, receiving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is the school's first inspection since becoming an academy and coming under the Rise Multi Academy Trust, which has played a supportive role in its development. The school fosters an inclusive environment, where all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are actively involved in all aspects of school life and feel a sense of belonging and safety.

Strengths

• Strong inclusive culture known for treating all pupils as individuals.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that emphasizes important knowledge.
• Effective support for vulnerable pupils, including those with SEND.
• High expectations for academic and personal development.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• A variety of extracurricular activities that enhance pupil experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always check pupils' understanding rigorously.
• Opportunities to move learning on when pupils are ready are occasionally missed.

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 & All Angels Church of England Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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, 3.8% of pupils at St Michael & All Angels Church of England 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 St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.3% 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, 20.8% of pupils at St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 2024–25 St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School received £9,195 and spent £9,252 for each of its 78 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £31,000 (£398 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Rise Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,294 and spending £7,149 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School is part of Rise Multi Academy Trust, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy Leicester
• Frisby Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Loughborough
• Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Leicester
• Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School Leicester
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray
• Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Loughborough
• Loughborough Church of England Primary School Loughborough
• Tugby Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School Melton Mowbray

What is St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School have?

St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School has 72 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School cover?

St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School?

St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School is at Brookside, Rearsby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 4YB.