St Michael's Community Academy | School performance

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

445

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

445

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

445

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 31/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCheshire East

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of St Michael's Community Academy · Primary · Cheshire East

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

33%

-21pp

54%44%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

RWM higher standard

0pp

4%2%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

47%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

57%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

47%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

67%

SPAG expected standard

57%

SPAG higher standard

16%

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

445

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Holland Street, Crewe, CW1 3SL

Local authority

Cheshire East

Website

www.smcacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01270902056

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	33%	2%	47%	9%	57%	7%	47%	5%	67%	57%	100.0	99.0	102.0	—	—	—	19%	445
2023/24	54%	2%	72%	23%	65%	2%	68%	7%	65%	68%	105.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	21%	448
2022/23	50%	0%	58%	12%	62%	8%	55%	10%	60%	55%	101.0	99.0	100.0	-3.00	-1.20	-4.60	14%	467
2018/19	36%	3%	50%	9%	62%	12%	45%	9%	62%	57%	98.0	98.0	99.0	-5.60	-3.60	-6.60	9%	457
2017/18	38%	4%	48%	12%	54%	4%	50%	12%	62%	46%	99.0	99.0	99.0	-2.20	-2.20	-0.70	9%	455
2016/17	52%	4%	61%	17%	67%	9%	74%	15%	67%	78%	103.0	105.0	107.0	-0.80	-0.40	+0.80	10%	440

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	445	22.3	19%	27%	45%	8%	23%
2023/24	448	21.6	21%	25%	50%	8%	26%
2022/23	467	26.1	14%	24%	46%	8%	27%
2021/22	427	23.7	13%	21%	46%	9%	32%
2020/21	423	20.2	14%	17%	37%	—	—
2018/19	457	23.2	9%	16%	40%	6%	18%
2017/18	455	—	9%	14%	41%	6%	15%
2016/17	440	—	10%	14%	43%	6%	16%