St Michael's CofE Primary Academy
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy is an academy converter in Wolverhampton for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 224 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's CofE Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2024 of its predecessor, St Michael's Church of England Aided Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: April 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 5-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Lower Street Tettenhall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9AF |
| Reference Number | 151479 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 224 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.46%
Girls: 45.54% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 29.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 9.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 6 | 15 | 19 | 34 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 26.8% |
| Indian | 19.2% |
| Pakistani | 12.5% |
| African | 11.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 8.9% |
| Caribbean | 6.3% |
| White & Asian | 4.5% |
| White, Other | 2.7% |
| Asian, Other | 2.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.4% |
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 Aided Primary School, inspected in October 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 31 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 31 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 5 | 3 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Michael's CofE Primary Academy had 223 pupils for 210 places. That is 13 more pupils than the school has room for.
Reception intake in the “Primary Planning Area 4” planning area
Wolverhampton counted 1,040 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,172 in 2029–30, up 13%.
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 2025–26 St Michael's CofE Primary Academy had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 12.9% of pupils at St Michael's CofE Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
The school has a SEN unit with 16 pupils.
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 9 | 12 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 3 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 6 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 2 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
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.
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All schools in Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton local authority: places and applications
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy is part of Three Spires Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:
- St Peter's Collegiate Academy Wolverhampton
- St Regis Church of England Academy Wolverhampton
- St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy Newcastle
- Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy Stoke-On-Trent
- St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
- The King's CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
What is St Michael's CofE Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's CofE Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in October 2024 of its predecessor, St Michael's Church of England Aided Primary School.
When was St Michael's CofE Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2025.
How many pupils does St Michael's CofE Primary Academy have?
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy has 224 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Michael's CofE Primary Academy cover?
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is St Michael's CofE Primary Academy?
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy is at Lower Street, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 9AF.