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EnglandSouth WestCornwallTR13 8ARSt Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Primary

Cornwall · Helston · TR13 8AR www.st-michaels.cornwall.sch.uk/

Pupils
323
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
323
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
323
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Michael's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
-9pp
73%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
5%
-2pp
11%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
323
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Penberthy Road, Helston, TR13 8AR
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%5%74%30%67%7%65%23%77%74%105.0103.0106.018%323
2023/2462%7%79%28%75%7%70%23%85%82%105.0104.0105.018%350
2022/2361%11%74%26%82%25%70%20%85%67%105.0104.0104.0-1.30+1.50-1.2014%363
2018/1962%4%72%26%76%16%74%12%86%66%103.0102.0102.0+0.90+1.20-1.4016%387
2017/1873%5%78%20%88%22%83%20%83%80%104.0104.0105.0-1.20+1.00-0.3013%397
2016/1764%2%71%13%80%31%76%13%85%76%104.0103.0105.0-0.20+2.00-1.2014%403

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532320.618%5%30%6%17%
2023/2435018.818%4%29%6%12%
2022/2336320.414%3%27%6%15%
2021/2238022.513%3%26%7%21%
2020/2137521.715%4%24%
2018/1938723.916%2%18%4%8%
2017/1839725.413%1%19%5%11%
2016/1740322.614%1%18%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.