Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)
Constantine Drive, Stanground South, Peterborough, PE2 8SZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Saint Michael CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 136514
- Local authority
- Peterborough
About this school
Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Peterborough. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - |
| 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 Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) compares
Its absence rate was lower than 70% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 17.4% | 413 | — |
| Saint Michael CofE Primary School | 64% | 5.1% | 17.8% | 408 | 0.0 miles |
| Oakdale Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 400 | 0.4 miles |
| Southfields Primary School | 45% | 5.6% | 34.9% | 540 | 0.4 miles |
| Heritage Park Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 11.7% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| Farcet CofE (C) Primary School | 38% | 5.1% | 33.7% | 82 | 0.8 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)
- 17.4%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Michael CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Oakdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Southfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Heritage Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Farcet CofE (C) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) teach?
- Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Peterborough.
- Has Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) 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 Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)?
- Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided) had 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Michael CofE Primary School (Voluntary Aided)'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 31 August 2024.