St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village
The Causeway, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SQ
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Hayley Leyshon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 123160
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
About this school
St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Abingdon. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village 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 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 56% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 80% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 56% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 64% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 4.7% | 12.7% | 222 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village | — | 4.8% | 11.8% | 207 | 0.0 miles |
| St Blaise CofE Primary School | 56% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 169 | 1.0 miles |
| Drayton Community Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 194 | 1.8 miles |
| Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School | 52% | 7.4% | 18.1% | 187 | 2.0 miles |
| Harwell Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.8% | 210 | 2.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.7%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village0.0 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
St Blaise CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Drayton Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Sutton Courtenay Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Abingdon
-
Harwell Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Didcot
Other schools in Abingdon
- Appleton Church of England (A) Primary School Primary
- Caldecott Primary School Primary
- Carswell Community Primary School Primary
- Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
- Dry Sandford Primary School Primary
- Dunmore Primary School Primary
- John Blandy Primary School Primary
- Long Furlong Primary School Primary
- Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School Primary
- Longworth Primary School Primary
- Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village teach?
- St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Abingdon.
- Has St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village 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 big is St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village?
- St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village had 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 41% 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 Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michaels CofE Primary School, Steventon Village'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 30 November 2024.