St Michael's CofE (A) First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Staffordshire
Market Place, Stafford, ST19 5DJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
97.1%
0.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
148
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
29 of 30 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
68
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 30 | 29 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 30 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 68 | 30 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Zoe Cahalan
- Address
- Market Place, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5DJ
- Phone
- 01785712344
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Penkridge North & Acton Trussell · Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 124343
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
148 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
03 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 118 pupils
Attendance
97.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
2.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.