St Michael's Church of England Combined SchoolOverstone Combined School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Michael's Church of England Combined School and Overstone Combined School are primary schools.

  • St Michael's Church of England Combined School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Overstone Combined School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Michael's Church of England Combined School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Michael's Church of England Combined School was judged Good and Overstone Combined School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for St Michael's Church of England Combined School and 44.0% for Overstone Combined School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Michael's Church of England Combined School (78.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Overstone Combined School (50.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Michael's Church of England Combined School versus Overstone Combined School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Leighton BuzzardSt Michael's Church of England Combined SchoolWingOverstone Combined SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100Stronger figureF35/100
Local ranking54th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure135th of 180 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll202 179
Capacity218 218
LocationLeighton Buzzard, LU7 0HA Wing, LU7 0NY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 44.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census202 179
Free school meals (ever 6)14.8% 19.6%
English as an additional language2.0% 2.8%
SEN support20.3% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure6.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% Stronger figure18.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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