Secondary school

St Michael's Catholic Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • TS23 3DX
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,300 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 71%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 35%35%2016/17: top 30%30% · 2016/172017/18: top 34%2018/19: top 46%2021/22: top 63%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 60%2024/25: top 71%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 841.9 · North East 45.23/10 Below−6.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths35.9% · North East 43.7%4/10 Below
EBacc point score3.58 · North East 3.934/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.23 · North East −0.215/10 Middle+13.7 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.4 · 177 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 49.7 · 157 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 48.9 · 166 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 46.9 · 170 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 45.8 · 201 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 42.2 · 213 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 43.9 · 193 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 41.9 · 195 pupils · North East 45.252.441.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 45% · 157 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 49% · 166 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 41% · 170 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 41% · 201 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 39% · 213 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 34.2% · 193 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 35.9% · 195 pupils · North East 43.7%49%34.2%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in97.1%
170 of 175 who put it first2014 · 98.8%2026 · 97.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st175170
2nd1220
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Requires improvement
  6. 2015Ungraded visit
  7. 2017Good
  8. 2022Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026892
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.1%
First language not English2.2%
SEN support15.2%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)10.5%
Persistently absent pupils31.5%

Girls 54.9%Boys 45.1%

106.2% full · 840 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.0
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 52.4
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 26.4

Teachers 59.4 FTE · Whole workforce 93.9 · 107 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,860
Spend per pupil£7,889
Staff spend per pupil£6,055
Reserve per pupil£1,692
  • +£1,599,000revenue reserve
  • −£27,000in-year balance

Grants £8,408 · self-generated £271 · premises £372 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (35 academies) · trust reserve £12,990,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

193 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.2%
  • Education86%
  • Apprenticeship1.6%
  • Employment3.6%
  • Not sustained6.7%
  • Unknown2.1%