St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill

Academy converter·Primary school Wimborne, Dorset·BH21 7AB
Composite score
53.9
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#5,837
National rank
#545
In South West
#18
In Dorset
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
583
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,062
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill is a primary school serving Wimborne, Dorset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 583 pupils aged 9 to 13 on roll. 65% 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 risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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