Primary school

St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Catholic
  • Medway
  • ME4 6PX
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2016

Homes near this school

Finding homes near…

The area around it

Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,330 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 16%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 76%76%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 14%14% · 2018/192022/23: top 32%2023/24: top 16%2024/25: top 16%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM78% · South East 64%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM17% · South East 7%9/10 Top 20%+29.9 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle−14.8 pts
Maths score108 · South East 1059/10 Top 20%+16.1 pts
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 42% · 59 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 62% · 60 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 80% · 54 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 82% · 57 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 68% · 62 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 77% · 61 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 78% · 60 pupils · South East 64%82%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 59 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 12% · 60 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 31% · 54 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 12% · 57 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 18% · 62 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 13% · 61 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 60 pupils · South East 7%31%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 59 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 60 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 54 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 107 · 57 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 62 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 106 · 61 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 60 pupils · South East 106108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 59 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 103 · 60 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 108 · 54 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 107 · 57 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 62 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 105 · 61 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · South East 105108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
46 of 46 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4646
2nd311
3rd170

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2019

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026446
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.6%
First language not English38.2%
SEN support20.1%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.0%
Persistently absent pupils12.4%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

106.2% full · 420 places

Parent View

Not published for this school

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.3
Pupils per adult11.8
  • Classroom teachers 13.6
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 15.5
  • Other support 6.8

Teachers 17.6 FTE · Whole workforce 39.9 · 42 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 6 months.

  • +£43,000revenue reserve
  • −£48,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP (30 academies) · trust reserve £7,947,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it