Marston Road, Oxford OX3 0EJ
10 reasons to choose St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
Main point of differentiation
St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Oxford is one of the best state primary schools in Oxford, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It has a comparatively wide extra-curricular programme.
School fundamentals
St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Oxford is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Oxford has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Oxford ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Oxford curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Most subjects are taught separately and are co-ordinated by half-termly topics. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Reception, an annual whole of school day trip and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and sport.
Sport at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm.
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