St Michaels Church of England Academy
Secondary school in Crosby, Sefton. Inadequate (Jun 2024). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 19 June 2024, report published 10 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to St Michael's Church of England High School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St Michaels Church of England Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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 June 2028
The last inspection was in June 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 secondary schools
- 0.9 milesSacred Heart Catholic Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Oct 2024)
- 1.1 milesHoly Family Catholic High School
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 1.3 milesChesterfield High School
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- 2.3 milesLitherland High School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 2.9 milesThe Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.