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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill

Voluntary aided school · Ascot · SL5 7AD

Ages 5–11 · 194 pupils · Windsor and Maidenhead

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-07-09

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

17

Places offered

19

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
68
Preferred offers (top 3)
19
Applications from outside LA
15
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

194 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
194
Boys / girls
92 / 102
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
194 / 210 (92%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Thompson

Location

Address
School Road, Sunninghill
Postcode
SL5 7AD
Town
Ascot
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
District
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Windsor
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, 194 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Ascot
15
Primary schools in Ascot
6
Academies among open schools in Ascot
13% (2)
Open schools in SL5
16
Primary in SL5
6
Open schools in Windsor and Maidenhead LA
83
Primary in Windsor and Maidenhead LA
46

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AscotNear SL5

  • South Ascot Village Primary School

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Community school · Primary

    Ascot · SL5 9EA · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Cheapside CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Ascot · SL5 7QJ · Windsor and Maidenhead

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Ascot Heath Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ascot · SL5 8PN · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM5.5%
    • Demand0.97

    2.0 miles away

  • Windlesham Village Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Windlesham · GU20 6PB · Surrey

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand0.91

    2.2 miles away

  • Cranbourne Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Windsor · SL4 2EU · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 5–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand0.97

    2.5 miles away

  • Valley End CofE Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Woking · GU24 8TB · Surrey

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.02

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Thompson
Telephone
01344622962
Website
www.stmichaelsce.org.uk/

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