St Michael's Church of England Academy

Torbay · TQ4 5EW

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 101 pupils, 22.8% FSM

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St Michael's Church of England Academy

General Information

Address: Fisher Street, Paignton, TQ4 5EW – View on map
Phone: 01803500971
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Julie Edwards
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 20 families put it first for 25 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 25 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

101 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 21
% eligible for free school meals: 22.8%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Torbay average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (Torbay 17.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Torbay: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Torbay, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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21st of 24 primary schools in Torbay for Ofsted rating

#19St Margaret's AcademyGood
#20St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#21St Michael's Church of England AcademyGood
#22Warberry CofE AcademyGood
#23Watcombe Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Galmpton Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Brixham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Curledge Street AcademyGood
#6Eden Park Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#7Ellacombe Church of England AcademyGood
#8Ilsham Church of England AcademyGood
#9Kings Ash AcademyGood
#10Lift Barton HillGood
#11Oldway Primary SchoolGood
#12Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#13Preston Primary SchoolGood
#14Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, TorquayGood
#15Roselands Primary SchoolGood
#16Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolGood
#17Sherwell Valley Primary SchoolGood
#18St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19St Margaret's AcademyGood
#20St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#21St Michael's Church of England AcademyGood
#22Warberry CofE AcademyGood
#23Watcombe Primary SchoolGood
#24White Rock Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,662 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

14th of 31 primary schools in Torbay for spending per pupil

#12Curledge Street Academy£6,763
#13Sacred Heart Catholic School£6,703
#14St Michael's Church of England Academy£6,662
#15Ellacombe Church of England Academy£6,651
#16Preston Primary School£6,650

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School£9,847
#2Homelands Primary School£8,170
#3Watcombe Primary School£8,080
#4Kings Ash Academy£7,814
#5Ilsham Church of England Academy£7,611
#6Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay£7,281
#7Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School£7,192
#8Hayes School£7,166
#9Lift Barton Hill£7,143
#10Upton St James CofE Primary School£6,908
#11St Margaret's Academy£6,884
#12Curledge Street Academy£6,763
#13Sacred Heart Catholic School£6,703
#14St Michael's Church of England Academy£6,662
#15Ellacombe Church of England Academy£6,651
#16Preston Primary School£6,650
#17Cockington Primary School£6,640
#18Eden Park Primary & Nursery School£6,558
#19Shiphay Learning Academy£6,503
#20Brixham Church of England Primary School£6,486
#21Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School£6,291
#22Roselands Primary School£6,274
#23White Rock Primary School£6,258
#24Torre Church of England Academy£5,844
#25Sherwell Valley Primary School£5,781
#26St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School£5,726
#27Galmpton Church of England Primary School£5,629
#28Oldway Primary School£5,628
#29Furzeham Primary School£5,454
#30All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School£5,142
#31Warberry CofE Academy£4,645

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