St Michael's Primary School

St Michael's Primary School at a glance

Located in Hartfield, East Sussex, St Michael's Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 73 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 27.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering St Michael's Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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 further down the page.