St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, London

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~551m)Possible (~787m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Geraldine Gallagher
Pupils:441 / 420 capacity
LA:Haringey
Phone:02083407441
Address:North Road, Highgate, London, N6 4BG
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Overall

URN:102135
UKPRN:10073974
Diocese:Diocese of London
Constituency:Hampstead and Highgate
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Michael's is a welcoming school where children thrive academically and socially. With teaching that is good and results well above average, your child will receive a well-rounded education with strong provision for music, science and sports. The school creates a safe, caring environment where good behaviour is expected and celebrated, and where all children feel valued and secure.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding safeguarding arrangements with robust procedures that ensure pupils feel exceptionally safe
  • Exceptionally effective system for supporting teachers to improve their performance
  • Standards well above national average in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Pupils behave well and are courteous and polite with very positive relationships between adults and pupils
  • Exceptional promotion of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Areas for Improvement

  • Not all pupils make equally rapid progress across year groups
  • Tasks are not always carefully matched to pupils' starting points, particularly for the most able
  • Some pupils do not always know what they need to do next to improve their work
  • Progress of disadvantaged pupils, though improving, is still not always as rapid as other groups

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is outstanding - the school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding with robust procedures for checking staff and visitors, and pupils have an exceptionally good understanding of bullying and safety.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports (range increased through primary sports funding), music, enterprise initiative in Year 6, parliamentary visits, interviews with visitors including Second World War survivors

St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is a good school where teaching ensures pupils achieve well from their starting points, with standards well above the national average in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

At a Glance

5.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-2ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 96%. Maths has remained stable at around 82%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.

Class Sizes

29.1

Avg class size

27.2

Infant (KS1)

27.8

KS2

15

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Highgate
531m · 9 min walk
Highgate Underground Station
566m · 9 min walk

Bus Stops

St Michaels School (Stop A)
126m · 2 min walk
Highgate School (Stop L)
169m · 3 min walk
Hillcrest Estate (N6) (Stop Z)
172m · 3 min walk
Highgate School / Hampstead Lane (Stop Z1)
220m · 4 min walk
Highgate Close (Stop H)
230m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

105%

Over capacity

441 pupils

420 capacity

21 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Haringey

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

2,910

Applications

2,348

Got 1st preference

84.9%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Primary admissions across Haringey (2025/26)

Inspection History(106)

Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.39551%

Overall absence

10.38576%

Persistent absence

337

Enrolments

Authorised3.58392%
Unauthorised0.81159%
Persistent (10%+)10.38576%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.37689%
18/19
2.28317%
20/21
5.34286%
21/22
4.60017%
22/23
4.45829%
23/24
4.39551%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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