Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
C67
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Watford, WD25 0SS
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Parmiter's School
High Elms Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 0UU
Local ranking5th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1392
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 July 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 65.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 77.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 85.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 206
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 96.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 11.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
193
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 393
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1464
- Boys
- 793 (53%)
- Girls
- 703 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1392 (107% full)
- SEND
- 10.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.2%
- EAL
- 22.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.5%
- SEN Support
- 8.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 93.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,675/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 35.6%
- Asian Indian: 21.7%
- White Other: 9.4%
- Asian Other: 7.6%
- Black African: 5.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.1%
35.6%
White British
21.7%
Asian Indian
9.4%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
High Elms Lane
Watford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136899
- UKPRN
- 10034176
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- PARMITER'S SCHOOL
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