# St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy

St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Exeter, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 455 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139818. [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 455
- Council: Exeter
- URN: 139818

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-infant-and-nursery-school-e151327): 530 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed
- [Ladysmith Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladysmith-junior-school-e151328): 600 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024, before the school changed
- [Exeter School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/exeter-school-e113607): 720 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devon-hospitals-short-stay-school-e134859): 810 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, September 2023
- [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e149615): 1.1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Magdalen Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/magdalen-court-school-e113623): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139818)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139818)

## How to cite

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