# St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth

St 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.

Primary school. Code E138433. [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 204
- Council: Birmingham
- URN: 138433

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
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, 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

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

- [Nishkam Primary School Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nishkam-primary-school-birmingham-e137492): 60 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [King Edward VI Handsworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-school-e137047): 240 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 76.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oasis Academy Benson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-benson-e150692): 510 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- [Welford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/welford-primary-school-e103328): 520 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-handsworth-grammar-school-for-boys-e143562): 720 m. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 71.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-school-e103392): 790 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/138433)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138433)

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