St Michael's Church of England High School is a secondary school located in Chorley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/07/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Astley Road, Chorley, PR7 1RS
Website: http://www.saint-michaels.com
Telephone: 01257264740
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jayne Jenks
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136893

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1129
Number of Pupils: 1131
Number of Boys: 527
Number of Girls: 604

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.38 Confidence interval 0.21 to 0.54
Of the 224 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 224 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:75%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.31
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street , PR6 0SL
4out of 4 1,290 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Duke Street Nursery School
Duke Street , PR7 3DU
4out of 4 1,842 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
Highfield Road South , PR7 1RB
2out of 4 382 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Buckshaw Primary School
Chancery Road , Astley Village PR7 1XP
3out of 4 773 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
Cedar Road , PR6 0JF
3out of 4 995 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
Eaves Lane , PR6 0DX
3out of 4 1,293 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Community Primary School
Wright Street , PR6 0SP
3out of 4 1,333 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Church of England High School
Astley Road , PR7 1RS
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Parklands High School
Southport Road , PR7 1LL
3out of 4 901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Albany Academy
Bolton Road , PR7 3AY
3out of 4 2,472 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Southlands High School
Clover Road , PR7 2NJ
3out of 4 2,526 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Myles Standish Way , PR7 3LS
3out of 4 2,839 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chorley Astley Park School
Harrington Road , PR7 1JZ
4out of 4 662 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oliver House School
Hallgate , PR7 1XA
- not rated 713 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield House School
1 Mayfield Road , PR6 0DG
- not rated 965 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Chorley
Inspire Youth Zone , Chapel Street PR7 1BS
- not rated 1,221 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Lancashire College of Adult Education
Southport Road , PR7 1NB
- not rated 1,253 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.