St Michael's Church of England High School
St Michael's Road, Crosby, L23 7UL
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by St Michaels Church of England Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs c McIntyre
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 684
- Pupils on roll
- 658
- URN
- 141338
- Local authority
- Sefton
About this school
St Michael's Church of England High School was a Church of England secondary academy in Crosby. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 658 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Michael's Church of England High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 109 | 119 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.8 | 36.6 | 40.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.88 -1.15 to -0.61 | -0.89 -1.15 to -0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 21.8% | 25.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 48.7% | 54.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 2.5% | 17.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
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 Church of England High 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.8 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.6 | 36.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.1 | 35.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 693 |
| 2023/24 | 680 |
| 2024/25 | 658 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Michael's Church of England High School compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.1 | 13.5% | 38.8% | 658 | — |
| St Michaels Church of England Academy | — | 13.5% | — | 547 | 0.0 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Academy | 42.4 | 13.2% | 33.1% | 613 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | 44.8 | 9.2% | 26.7% | 1,012 | 1.1 miles |
| Chesterfield High School | 48.4 | 8.2% | 26.1% | 1,692 | 1.3 miles |
| Litherland High School | 41.7 | 11.8% | 48.7% | 761 | 2.3 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)
- 38.8%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 13.5%
- Persistent absence
- 36.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michaels Church of England Academy0.0 miles
Secondary · Crosby
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Holy Family Catholic High School1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Chesterfield High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Litherland High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Crosby
- St Michaels Church of England Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Michael's Church of England High School teach?
- St Michael's Church of England High School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Crosby.
- Has St Michael's Church of England High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Michael's Church of England High 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 Church of England High School?
- St Michael's Church of England High School had 658 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have St Michael's Church of England High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.8 in 2022/23 and 40.1 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 Church of England High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Michael's Church of England High 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 10 July 2025.