St Michael's Catholic Academy
Beamish Road, Billingham, TS23 3DX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Clare Humble
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- URN
- 139656
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642870003
About this school
St Michael's Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Billingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 892 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Michael's Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 213 | 193 | 195 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | 43.9 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -0.83 to -0.45 | -0.23 -0.43 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 34.2% | 35.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 62.2% | 57.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 13.5% | 23.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Michael's Catholic Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,030 |
| 2023/24 | 1,006 |
| 2024/25 | 943 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Catholic Academy compares
St Michael's Catholic Academy ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 10.5% | 34.2% | 892 | — |
| Northfield School and Sports College | 45.3 | 10.2% | 30.2% | 1,522 | 1.6 miles |
| North Shore Academy | 48.2 | 10.7% | 60.2% | 850 | 3.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Riverside | 43.2 | 7.5% | 64.5% | 745 | 3.2 miles |
| Manor Community Academy | 46.9 | 10.6% | 53.3% | 984 | 3.2 miles |
| Macmillan Academy | 47.8 | 9% | 46.6% | 1,586 | 3.3 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)
- 34.15%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.53%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfield School and Sports College1.6 miles
Secondary · Billingham
-
North Shore Academy3.0 miles
Secondary · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Outwood Academy Riverside3.2 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Manor Community Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
Macmillan Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Billingham
- Northfield School and Sports College Secondary
- Bewley Primary School Primary
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primary
- Pentland Primary School Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Wolviston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael's Catholic Academy teach?
- St Michael's Catholic Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Billingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Michael's Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of St Michael's Catholic Academy is Clare Humble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Michael's Catholic Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Michael's Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Michael's Catholic Academy?
- St Michael's Catholic Academy has 892 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Michael's Catholic Academy full?
- St Michael's Catholic Academy has capacity for 840 pupils and 892 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Michael's Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Is St Michael's Catholic Academy a selective school?
- No. St Michael's Catholic Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Michael's Catholic Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Michael's Catholic Academy is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Michael's Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.2 in 2022/23 and 41.9 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 Catholic Academy compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- St Michael's Catholic Academy ranked 10th of 13 secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% 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 Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Michael's Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Michael's Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Catholic Academy'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 1 July 2026.