St Michael's Church of England Primary School

School overview

St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Newton Abbot, Devon, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 465 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Michael's Church of England Primary School 'Good'. 61% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Michael's Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 53 Reception places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.00 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.