St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
New Hey Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Ralph
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 105090
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516774088
About this school
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 26 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 58% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 69% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 85% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School compares
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School ranked 28th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6% | 46.6% | 208 | — |
| Fender Primary School | 41% | 11.1% | 62.1% | 275 | 0.5 miles |
| Townfield Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 487 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodchurch CofE Primary School | — | 7% | 40.9% | 157 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 72% | 216 | 0.8 miles |
| Prenton Primary School | 53% | 5.2% | 16.6% | 393 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.6%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fender Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Townfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Woodchurch CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Prenton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Prenton
Other schools in Wirral
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School ranks 23rd of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is Mrs Susan Ralph, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School?
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School full?
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 208 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School ranked 28th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.