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St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 197 pupils London
Ofsted: Good
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Lewisham for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 197 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2020 of its predecessor, St Michael's Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: September 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Champion Road
Sydenham
London
SE26 4HH
Phone 02087788407
Reference Number 151010

General Makeup

Number of pupils 197
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.81%
Girls: 46.19%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 11 25
2 12 15 27
3 18 11 29
4 17 13 30
5 14 10 24
6 11 12 23

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Caribbean 26.9%
African 11.7%
White, British 9.6%
Mixed, Other 9.1%
White, Other 7.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 7.6%
White & Black (African) 4.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Michael's Church of England Primary School, inspected in February 2020.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Sep 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

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 103
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 1
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 3 1

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Michael's Church of England Primary School had 189 pupils for 239 places. 50 places (20.9%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “South West” planning area

Lewisham counted 703 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 629 in 2029–30, down 11%.

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's Church of England Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 3.7%
Unauthorised absence 1.5%
Severely absent pupils 0.6%

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, 0.0% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.0
Permanent exclusions 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 Michael's Church of England Primary School had 18.7 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

20252026
Pupils per adult 12.39.9
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 50.0%–
Sick days per teacher 2.0–

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, 19.8% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 10 0
Specific learning difficulty 8 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 2
Other difficulty or disability 5 1
Social, emotional and mental health 4 0
Moderate learning difficulty 3 0
No specialist assessment of need 3 0
Hearing impairment 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 Michael's Church of England Primary School received £8,342 and spent £9,049 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £105,000 (£525 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Sdbe Multi-Academy Trust, income was £8,574 and spending £8,660 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £105,000
per pupil £525
In-year balance -£142,000
per pupil -£707

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

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2020 of its predecessor, St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

When was St Michael's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Michael's Church of England Primary School have?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Michael's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Michael's Church of England Primary School?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School is at Champion Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 4HH.

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