St Michael's Church of England High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–16 · Rowley Regis, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.844 miles
Published by Sandwell Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michael's Church of England High School is a secondary school in Rowley Regis, Sandwell for ages 11–16 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Michael's Church of England High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.844 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026, the last distance offered was 0.844 miles, the 2nd shortest of 5 Sandwell secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.10 miles).
- That 2026 Year 7 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Year 7 2026, there were 326 first-choice applications for 234 offers; 223 offers went to first-choice families, and 103 first-choice families (32%) were not offered a place.
- Grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths: 39% in 2024/25 (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sandwell.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Curral Road, Rowley Regis, B65 9AN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 1,213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school and rightly so.”
- “Leaders’ high expectations, together with the school’s Christian ethos, have created a culture of mutual respect.”
- “Staff work hard to ensure that pupils feel safe and are successful in all aspects of school life.”
To improve
- “The number of pupils opting to study languages at key stage 4 is increasing but remains relatively low.”
- “Nevertheless, leaders recognise there is more work to do to increase the number of pupils who study the subject at GCSE level.”
- “On a few occasions, teachers do not adapt learning activities as well as they could to meet the full range of abilities in their group.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 326 first-preference applications, 234 offers in total, 223 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Ormiston Forge Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oldbury Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Perryfields Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Q3 Academy Langley 2.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Bristnall Hall Academy 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- West Bromwich Collegiate Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published