SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's Catholic Academy

Secondary Academy sponsor led URN 139656
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 840 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 September 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Stockton-on-Tees
Trust BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 892 892 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 492 55.2% of pupils
Male pupils 400 44.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.7%
7.9 pts above England
School 32.7%
Stockton-on-Tees 27.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.5%
17.8 pts below England
School 2.5%
Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Stockton-on-Tees 0.6%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.1%
813
African
2.1%
19
White and Asian
1.5%
13
Any other White background
1.1%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
9
White and Black African
0.9%
8
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 21.0% 187 of 892 pupils
0.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.0%
Stockton-on-Tees 21.3%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 159 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 3.1% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 43
Speech, language & communication 37
Social, emotional & mental health 33
Specific learning difficulty 30
Moderate learning difficulty 23
Physical disability 6

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 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

41.9 2.7 pts above England
School 41.9
Stockton-on-Tees 37.6
North East 36.8
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 35.9% England 36.0% 0.1 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 57.4% England 51.4% 6.0 pts above England
EBacc entry 23.6% England 30.6% 7.0 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.58 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.23 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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

10.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.32 pts higher than England
School 10.53%
Stockton-on-Tees 6.26%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.68 pts higher than England
School 31.50%
Stockton-on-Tees 15.63%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.30 pts higher than England
School 6.10%
Stockton-on-Tees 1.78%
North East 1.83%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

106.2% 13.9 pts above England
St Michael's Catholic Academy
106.2%
Stockton-on-Tees
92.8%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
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