Primary school

St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Halton
  • WA8 8LD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,466 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 24%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 57%2022/23: top 65%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 24%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM75% · North West 63%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North West 6%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 50% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 64% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 65% · 31 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 75% · 24 pupils · North West 63%75%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 24 pupils · North West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 24 pupils · North West 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 75.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd150
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2023Good

5 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026167
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.5%
First language not English3.4%
SEN support27.5%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

79.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult11.1
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 7
  • Other support 5.5

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 36 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,860
Spend per pupil£7,090
Staff spend per pupil£5,309
Reserve per pupil−£388
  • −£69,000revenue reserve
  • +£137,000in-year balance

Grants £7,298 · self-generated £562 · premises £388 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £60,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it