St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton, Houghton le Spring

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring DH5 8NF

https://stmichaelscatholicschool.co.uk/

St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2019.

This school is a member of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw, St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate and St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Finances, Representation and Progress.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Bernard Gilpin Primary School
0.7		Gillas Lane Primary Academy
0.8		East Rainton Primary School
0.9		Burnside Academy Inspires
0.9		Eppleton Academy Primary School
1.2		Dubmire Primary
1.3		Hetton Primary School
1.4		Newbottle Primary Academy
1.6		Hetton Lyons Primary School
1.9		Woodlea Primary School
2.1		West Rainton Primary School
2.3		Bournmoor Primary School

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is roughly average.

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is above average.

Attainment: About average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

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