St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery

Type Primary
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Telford Gardens
Merry Hill
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV3 7LE
Phone 01902556368
Reference Number 139892

Description

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St. Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery (WV3 7LE) is a faith-based primary school located in Wolverhampton, England. Established within the ABLE Catholic Multi Academy Trust, the school is committed to providing a loving, inclusive, and Christ-centered education. St. Michael's caters to children from nursery to Year 6 (ages 3-11) by offering a rounded, challenging curriculum that fosters children's spiritual, moral, social, and emotional growth, alongside nurturing their intellectual development.

Key highlights about St. Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery include:

  • Values-driven learning: The school operates with a set of strong Christian values, encouraging pupils to develop resilience, compassion, and respect for their community.
  • High parental satisfaction: The school boasts an outstanding rate of parental satisfaction as indicated by the 2019 Parent View survey responses.
  • Proud roots: Founded by the Sisters of Mercy and Catholic Sisters of Charity in 1902, St Michael's continues to cherish its Catholic heritage and rich history.
  • Excellent results: St. Michael's is a high-attaining school, being placed in the top third of primary schools in the country for reading, writing, and maths in 2019.
  • Impressive communication: The school commits to keeping parents informed about their child's learning success and progress.
  • Active participation in community: St. Michael's is known for actively strengthening their link with the local community, participating in community events and collaborating with nearby schools.
  • Engaging learning environment: The school offers a vibrant and modern learning environment designed to nurture children's love for learning and explore their innate curiosity.

St. Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery aims to produce individuals who are responsible, confident, creative, and independent thinkers, continually ensuring that its students reach their full potential through motivation, challenge, and care.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 224
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.34%
Girls: 48.66%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 29
2 28
3 31
4 30
5 29
6 30

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-04-01
Date Description Report
2019-03-07 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-07-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as St Michael's Catholic Primary School
2011-09-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-03-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-11-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-06 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 17% Upgrade Upgrade

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 106 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 105 Upgrade Upgrade

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 1.8 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 2.6 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 1.8 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

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.

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 12 1
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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