St Michaels Junior Church School
St Michaels Junior Church School is an academy sponsor led in Bath for pupils aged 7 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 144 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Michaels Junior Church School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022. In 2025, 13% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Many teachers don't stay: 65% of its teachers had left the school a year later (in 2018/19), against 18% nationally. It suspends pupils far more often than most primary schools: 8.7 in every 100 pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25, against 1.1 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: September 2022. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy sponsor led |
| Age Range | 7-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Newton Road Twerton Bath BA2 1RW |
| Phone | 01225421888 |
| Reference Number | 145716 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 144 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.78%
Girls: 47.22% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 69.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 9.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 4 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 5 | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| 6 | 18 | 12 | 30 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 77.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 4.9% |
| White, Other | 4.2% |
| African | 3.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| Pakistani | 1.4% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Asian, Other | 0.7% |
St Michael’s Junior Church School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy in 2018. The school is characterized by a supportive and calm environment, where pupils enjoy attending and actively participate in various extended learning opportunities. The leadership shows strong commitment to academic achievement, particularly in reading, where pupils are encouraged to explore a diverse selection of literature. Additionally, the curriculum is generally well-structured, promoting essential content retention in core subjects such as mathematics and reading.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| > Quality of education | Good |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Good |
| > Personal Development | Good |
| > Leadership & Management | Good |
| Last Report Date | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | School inspection: |
Strengths
- Leaders have high expectations for all pupils.
- Pupils enjoy a supportive and calm atmosphere.
- Strong relationships promote pupils' emotional well-being.
- Effective reading curriculum with diverse books.
- Good understanding of British values and respect for differences.
- Staff are well-trained to support pupils with SEND.
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum does not clearly outline specific knowledge in some subjects, particularly science.
- Links with the school community still need strengthening.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 13% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 97 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 96 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | -3.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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In 2024–25 St Michaels Junior Church School had 139 pupils for 240 places. 101 places (42.1%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Bath South West Primary” planning area
Bath and North East Somerset counted 289 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 235 in 2029–30, down 19%.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
| Pupils | 148 | 131 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 132 | 139 |
| Unfilled | 38.3% | 45.4% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.4% | 45.0% | 42.1% |
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 Michaels Junior Church School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 3.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 5.4% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 4.2% |
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, 8.7% of pupils at St Michaels Junior Church School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 14.6 | 25.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 18.8 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Michaels Junior Church School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 8.4 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 10.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 15.0% | 26.5% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 75.0% | – | 20.0% | 33.3% | 62.5% | 0.0% | 12.5% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 4.6 | – | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | – |
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, 25.7% of pupils at St Michaels Junior Church School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 17 | 8 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 15 | 5 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 5 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 2 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 Michaels Junior Church School received £10,090 and spent £9,702 for each of its 138 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £44,000 (£322 per pupil).
Across all 45 schools of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £7,160 and spending £7,193 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £91,000 | £47,000 | £107,000 | £80,000 | £37,000 | £3,000 | £44,000 |
| per pupil | £701 | £311 | £741 | £549 | £254 | £20 | £322 |
| In-year balance | £16,000 | -£262,000 | -£79,000 | £6,000 | -£33,000 | -£21,000 | £54,000 |
| per pupil | £123 | -£1,734 | -£545 | £41 | -£229 | -£148 | £388 |
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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Newbridge Primary School
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0.49 miles |
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Roundhill Primary School
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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1 miles |
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Oldfield Park Junior School
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1.04 miles |
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Oldfield Park Infant School
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1.11 miles |
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St John's Catholic Primary School
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1.26 miles |
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Weston All Saints CofE Primary School
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1.27 miles |
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Moorlands Infant School
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1.41 miles |
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Moorlands Junior School
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1.43 miles |
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Kingswood Preparatory School
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1.59 miles |
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St Andrew's Church School
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1.62 miles |
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St Philip's CofE Primary School
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1.7 miles |
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St Stephens Church School
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2.04 miles |
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St Martin's Garden Primary School
Lympsham Green, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2UN |
2.08 miles |
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Widcombe Infant School
Archway Street, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4JG |
2.17 miles |
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Widcombe CofE Junior School
Pulteney Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4JG |
2.2 miles |
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Prior Park Paragon
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2.2 miles |
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Bathwick St Mary Church School
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2.51 miles |
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Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy
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2.51 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Oldfield School
Kelston Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 9AB |
0.79 miles |
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Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA |
1.4 miles |
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Bath Academy
27 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HX |
1.72 miles |
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Bath College
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1.75 miles |
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Kingswood School
Lansdown Road, Bath, BA1 5RG |
1.85 miles |
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Royal High School GDST
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1.94 miles |
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Beechen Cliff School
Kipling Avenue, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4RE |
1.96 miles |
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Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8PA |
2.13 miles |
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Three Ways School
180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Avon, BA2 5RF |
2.26 miles |
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North Star 180°
Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF |
2.26 miles |
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St Mark's CofE School
Bay Tree Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 6ND |
2.54 miles |
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King Edward's School
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2.58 miles |
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Prior Park College
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2.85 miles |
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Ralph Allen School
Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD |
3.43 miles |
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Hambling View Independent School
Lime Yard, Claverton Down Road, Bath, BA2 7AE |
3.64 miles |
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Monkton Combe School
Church Lane, Bath, BA2 7HG |
3.71 miles |
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Wellsway School
Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH |
4.14 miles |
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IKB Academy
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4.16 miles |
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St Michaels Junior Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:
- St Andrew's Church School Bath
- St Stephens Church School Bath
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Bath
- St Saviours Infant Church School Bath
- St Saviours Junior Church School Bath
- Swainswick Church School Bath
- Bathampton Primary School Bath
- Batheaston Church School Bath
- Bathford Church School Bath
- Freshford Church School Bath
What is St Michaels Junior Church School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Michaels Junior Church School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.
When was St Michaels Junior Church School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Michaels Junior Church School was last inspected in September 2022.
How many pupils does St Michaels Junior Church School have?
St Michaels Junior Church School has 144 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Michaels Junior Church School cover?
St Michaels Junior Church School for pupils aged 7 to 11.
What are St Michaels Junior Church School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 13% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Michaels Junior Church School?
St Michaels Junior Church School is at Newton Road, Twerton, Bath, BA2 1RW.