St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill, Ascot
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Ascot. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 6 schools in Ascot with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Windsor and Maidenhead (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill in detail
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Windsor and Maidenhead and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill are St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); South Ascot Village Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 70% maths); Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdale (1 mile, Good, 100% reading, 97% maths); and Cheapside CofE Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 85% reading, 78% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill.
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South AscotSouth Ascot Village Primary SchoolHoly Trinity CofE Primary School, SunningdaleCheapside CofE Primary School
What parents say
58 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).
Who goes there
10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 10.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Mixed (8%) and Asian (7%).
In 2026, 15 pupils (7.7%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ascot Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Michaels School (outside), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from July 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Michael's creates a calm, welcoming environment where children feel safe and well cared for, with warm relationships between staff and pupils. The school excels at teaching reading through skilled phonics instruction and maintains consistently excellent behaviour through clear routines and expectations. Pupils benefit from a rich curriculum with frequent trips, visitors and community involvement that helps them understand the wider world.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading from Reception Year with skilled phonics teaching ensuring pupils become fluent and confident readers
- Excellent behaviour and calm, purposeful atmosphere with very rare low-level disruption
- Well-sequenced broad and balanced curriculum with strong subject knowledge from teachers
- Effective support for pupils with SEND enabling them to access the curriculum fully and achieve individual targets
- Comprehensive personal development programme including online safety, healthy relationships and understanding of diversity
Areas for Improvement
- Learning tasks are not always appropriately challenging - some pupils find work too easy while others find it too hard, limiting progress for some
- School improvement strategies lack precision and clarity, preventing governors from effectively holding leaders to account
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, musical opportunities, day trips, residential trips in Year 6, visits to different places of worship, Black History Month activities, local community events
St Michael's CofE Primary School is a welcoming community where pupils take pride in the school's values of respect, kindness, curiosity and faith. The school has maintained good standards and ensures pupils' well-being is paramount with high expectations for conduct and academic achievement.
At a Glance
10.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
58 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill.
- Junior Adventures Group @ St Michaels SL5At the school · Not yet graded
- Teachitright Ascot310m away · Not yet graded
- Next Level Camps St George's Ascot980m away · Not yet graded
- Activate Camps @ St George's Ascot980m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Windsor and Maidenhead is 6 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
200 pupils
206 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ascot
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ascot
Across Windsor and Maidenhead council
Places available
1,627
Applications
1,266
Got 1st preference
86.2%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Windsor and Maidenhead council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
15
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
9.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
194
Total Pupils
92
Boys
102
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
13.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,335
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,441
Per pupil
£1183k
Total funding
£26k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
Questions parents ask about St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
What are SATs results like at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
Of the pupils at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill's Ofsted rating?
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
No fixed boundary. When St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill is oversubscribed, Windsor and Maidenhead allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
Classes at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill has around 194 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
4.1% of sessions were missed at St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
Apply through Windsor and Maidenhead's coordinated admissions process, naming St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Junior Adventures Group @ St Michaels SL5 (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Windsor and Maidenhead is 6 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill?
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill is at School Road, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)