St Michael's Primary School
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Aimee Crofts
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 109796
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189015550
About this school
St Michael's Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 362 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 52% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 73% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 65% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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's 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 | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Primary School compares
St Michael's Primary School ranked 36th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.4% | 31.7% | 362 | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | 65% | 6% | 15.4% | 408 | 0.1 miles |
| Churchend Primary Academy | 68% | 6.5% | 20.6% | 401 | 0.3 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 45.6% | 286 | 0.4 miles |
| Ranikhet Academy | 50% | 8.1% | 48.7% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Meadow Park Academy | 47% | 7.2% | 44.8% | 285 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.73%
- English as an additional language
- 34.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Churchend Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Moorlands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Ranikhet Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Meadow Park Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
St Michael's Primary School ranks 78th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Michael's Primary School teach?
- St Michael's Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael's Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Michael's Primary School is Miss Aimee Crofts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Michael's Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's 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's Primary School?
- St Michael's Primary School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Michael's Primary School full?
- St Michael's Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 362 on roll (86%), 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's Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Michael's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Michael's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Michael's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Michael's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 38% 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's Primary School rank locally?
- St Michael's Primary School ranked 36th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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's Primary School's absence rate?
- St Michael's Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's 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.