St Michael's RC Primary School
Hills Terrace, Chatham, ME4 6PX
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Collins
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 118756
- Local authority
- Medway
About this school
St Michael's RC Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Chatham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michael's RC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 77% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 79% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 RC 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 469 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's RC Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5% | 30.6% | 448 | — |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 446 | 0.0 miles |
| St John's Church of England Infant School | — | 9% | 45% | 77 | 0.1 miles |
| Phoenix Primary School | 38% | 9% | 57% | 396 | 0.4 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 66% | 6.3% | 45% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| Balfour Junior School | 71% | 5.5% | 31.7% | 480 | 0.4 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)
- 30.57%
- English as an additional language
- 38.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St John's Church of England Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Phoenix Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
New Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Balfour Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Lordswood School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael's RC Primary School teach?
- St Michael's RC Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Chatham.
- Has St Michael's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michael's RC Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Michael's RC Primary School?
- St Michael's RC Primary School had 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Michael's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Michael's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's RC 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 8 July 2025.