St Michael's Church of England Academy, Bedworth

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Michael's is a vibrant and successful school and children's centre where the education, health, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of our children and families, is at the heart of everything we do. In the classroom the teaching and learning is of the highest standard and this is reflected in the progress all our children are making."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include coding and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.00 per morning.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 74% in Warwickshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 62% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put St Michael's Church of England Academy as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Church of England Academy are St Francis Catholic Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths); Race Leys Infant School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement); and Race Leys Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Michael's Church of England Academy.

St Michael's Church of England Academy is one of 22 schools run by The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 89 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 22 (5.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Bedworth Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hazel Grove (adjacent), 290 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Michael's Church of England Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 208 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Michael's Church of England Academy issued 14 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Michael's Church of England Academy are Nicholas Chamberlaine School (0.2 miles) and George Eliot Academy (1.8 miles).