St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School, Aldershot

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of St Michael's Church of England Infant school, I would like to warmly welcome you to our learning community. We are a three form entry infant school and we are closely linked to St. Michael's Junior school. We are very proud of the achievements of our happy, well behaved children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and multi-sports.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 58 families put St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 68 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School are St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 54% reading, 60% maths); Park Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 94% maths); and Badshot Lea Village Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).

55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 65% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (65%).

14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 46.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%) and Asian (29%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 11 (4.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Aldershot Rail Station, about 890 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Michaels Church (near), 270 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 251 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hampshire (72), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 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 Controlled Infant School are Alderwood School (0.9 miles), All Hallows Catholic School (0.9 miles), Ash Manor School (1.2 miles) and Farnham Heath End (1.2 miles).