SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's CofE Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151479
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 224 224 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 102 45.5% of pupils
Male pupils 122 54.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.5%
4.7 pts above England
School 29.5%
Wolverhampton 42.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.8%
10.5 pts below England
School 9.8%
Wolverhampton 30.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wolverhampton 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
26.8%
60
Indian
19.2%
43
Pakistani
12.5%
28
African
11.6%
26
White and Black Caribbean
8.9%
20
Caribbean
6.3%
14
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 21.4% 48 of 224 pupils
0.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.4%
Wolverhampton 20.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.0% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts below
EHC plans 8.5% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Speech, language & communication 10
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Physical disability 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

106.7% 18.5 pts above England
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy
106.7%
Wolverhampton
99.2%
West Midlands
91.3%
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