St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School

Primary · Halton · WA8 8LD · URN 147262

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-07-03Cohort 167Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 24

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 50 schools in Halton

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
75%
Halton 59.1%England 61%
15.9 percentage points above the area average of 59.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Halton 6.2%England 8%
2.2 percentage points below the area average of 6.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Halton 104.69England 105
2.3 above the area average of 104.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Halton 103.06England 105
1.9 above the area average of 103.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Halton 104.1England 105
In line with the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13%
Halton 23.8%England 32%
10.8 percentage points below the area average of 23.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
88%
Halton 73.7%
14.3 percentage points above the area average of 73.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
88%
Halton 70.2%
17.8 percentage points above the area average of 70.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
88%
Halton 70.7%
17.3 percentage points above the area average of 70.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
24
Halton 29
4.7 below the area average of 28.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Halton	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	75% Halton 59.1%England 61%	15.9 percentage points above the area average of 59.1	14 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	4% Halton 6.2%England 8%	2.2 percentage points below the area average of 6.2	4 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Halton 104.69England 105	2.3 above the area average of 104.7	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Halton 103.06England 105	1.9 above the area average of 103.1	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Halton 104.1England 105	In line with the area average of 104.1	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	13% Halton 23.8%England 32%	10.8 percentage points below the area average of 23.8	19 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	88% Halton 73.7%	14.3 percentage points above the area average of 73.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	88% Halton 70.2%	17.8 percentage points above the area average of 70.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	88% Halton 70.7%	17.3 percentage points above the area average of 70.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	24 Halton 29	4.7 below the area average of 28.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Halton · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 23.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 2.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 42.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 35.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 75% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 74.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Good at its inspection on 03/07/2023.
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