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St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Wirral

New Hey Road, Wirral, CH49 5LE

Website 01516774088

58

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.0%

21.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

208

Capacity used

Has space

88%

236 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

14 of 14 families who put it first got an offer

15

Places offered

21

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1414● 100%
2nd preference41● 25%
3rd preference30● 0%
Total211571%

1st preference success by year

91%
2020
96%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Wirral lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Susan Ralph
Address
New Hey Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5LE
Phone
01516774088
Local authority
Wirral
Ward / constituency
Upton · Wirral West
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105090

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals40%——
English as additional language20%——
SEN support26%——
49% boys (102)51% girls (106)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

208 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    25 November 2025

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    24 June 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 181 pupils

Attendance

94.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

21.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
25%
21/22
23%
22/23
21%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths58%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard87%
+12% vs England
Higher standard32%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard71%
-1% vs England
Greater depth10%
-3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard68%
-6% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard77%
+4% vs England
Higher standard26%
-4% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

762019592023582024612025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wirral council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.