SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 110019
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 June 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 194 194 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 52.6% of pupils
Male pupils 92 47.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.8%
14.0 pts below England
School 10.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.3%
10.0 pts below England
School 10.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead 14.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.7%
143
Indian
5.7%
11
Any other White background
5.2%
10
White and Asian
4.1%
8
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
4
Chinese
2.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 9.3% 18 of 194 pupils
11.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.7% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts below
EHC plans 1.6% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Hearing impairment 1
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 1
Severe learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 63.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 78.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 70.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 74.8%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.14%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.08 pts lower than England
School 4.14%
Windsor and Maidenhead 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.04 pts lower than England
School 7.78%
Windsor and Maidenhead 15.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.63%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.4% 4.2 pts above England
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
92.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead
87.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information