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St Michael's CofE Academy

Primary school in Wakefield. Good (Feb 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 20 February 2024, report published 17 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2028

The last inspection was in February 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.2 milesEnglish Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Primary, Wakefield

    Good (Dec 2023)

  2. 0.5 milesWakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

    Primary, Wakefield

    Requires improvement (Jun 2024)

  3. 0.7 milesWakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

    Primary, Wakefield

    Requires improvement (Jun 2024)

  4. 0.7 milesWakefield Lawefield Primary School

    Primary, Wakefield

    School remains Good (Jun 2024)

  5. 0.8 milesAlverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs

    Primary, Wakefield

    Good (Sep 2022)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.