SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village

Primary Academy converter URN 151280
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 207 191 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 107 51.7% of pupils
Male pupils 100 48.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.7%
16.1 pts below England
School 8.7%
Vale of White Horse 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.8%
14.5 pts below England
School 5.8%
Vale of White Horse 10.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Vale of White Horse 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.5%
175
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
9
Unclassified
2.9%
6
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
6
African
1.4%
3
Any other White background
1.4%
3
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 14.5% 30 of 207 pupils
6.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.5%
Vale of White Horse 23.5%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.6% 24 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Speech, language & communication 6
No specialist assessment yet 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
Moderate 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.

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

4.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.46 pts lower than England
School 4.75%
Vale of White Horse 6.13%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.53%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.29 pts lower than England
School 10.53%
Vale of White Horse 14.71%
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%
Vale of White Horse 2.05%
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

98.6% 10.4 pts above England
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village
98.6%
Vale of White Horse
84.6%
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