St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
Primary schoolSt Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 204 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
19% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 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
In a straight line- Nishkam Primary School BirminghamPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)60 m
- King Edward VI Handsworth SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional)240 m
- Oasis Academy BensonPrimary. Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures510 m
- Welford Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysSecondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- Grove SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).