St Michael's Church of England High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rowley Regis, B65 9AN
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Local ranking15th of 20 secondary schools in Sandwell
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1950
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 30 April 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 283
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Higher education
- 49.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 14.0%
- Not sustained
- 21.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
28.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
55
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 176
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1686
- Boys
- 820 (50%)
- Girls
- 823 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1950 (84% full)
- SEND
- 15.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 41.1%
- EAL
- 13.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 109.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,640/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
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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: 65.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 11.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.2%
- Asian Other: 3.3%
- Black African: 2.7%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Asian Indian: 1.9%
65.6%
White British
11.3%
Asian Pakistani
4.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Wrights Lane
Cradley Heath, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137673
- UKPRN
- 10036064
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
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