St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Ashford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.15 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Ashford, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.15 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.74 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 2.65 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception 2026 place went to a child 2.15 miles away, 24th longest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 1.31 miles.
- That Reception distance was further in 2026 than in 2025 but nearer than in 2024, and has swung sharply, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026.
- Reception 2026 entry drew 90 first-choice applications for 61 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 31 first-choice families (34%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Feltham Hill Road, Ashford, TW15 2DG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 482 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Expectations of what pupils can achieve are high here.”
- “They listen to their teachers and their peers with respect.”
- “Pupils relish the challenges that staff set and work hard to be better in all they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 87% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 90 first-preference applications, 61 offers in total, 59 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Ashford CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Echelford Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Clarendon Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashford Park Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Meadhurst Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Buckland Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Littleton CofE Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published