St Michael's Church of England High School is a secondary academy in Chorley, United Kingdom with 1,134 pupils, part of St Michael's Church of England Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 21 September 2022. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Inclusion Base Coordinator (closes 13 November).
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Head
Rachel Rongong, Headteacher
Trust or group
St Michael's Church of England Academy Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,134 pupils · 51% girls · 3.2% eligible for free school meals · 1.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
80 (7.1%) on SEN support · 31 (2.7%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are seeking someone who: Has experience of working with young people who face barriers to learning, including SEND and social, emotional and mental health needs.Has the ability…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
60.6
73.2%
2024/25
58.9
72.0%
2023/24
59.7
78.2%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
21 September 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
67.3
16.8
–
0
£55,258
2024/25
67.3
16.8
4%
0
£53,066
2023/24
67.5
16.9
7%
0
£49,759
2022/23
67.5
16.9
12%
0
£46,910
2021/22
67.6
16.8
7%
0
£44,408
2020/21
67.4
16.8
8%
0
£44,575
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
68.8
16.4
8%
0
£41,816
2018/19
67.0
16.8
2%
0
£43,336
2017/18
66.7
16.9
6%
0
£41,221
2016/17
68.0
16.6
7%
0
£41,040
2015/16
67.3
16.7
12%
0
£39,969
2014/15
62.7
17.7
9%
0
£39,421
2013/14
64.5
17.3
3%
0
£38,919
2012/13
65.0
17.2
4%
0
£38,506
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.2%
0.5%
7.8%
0.4%
2024/25
3.9%
0.6%
6.7%
0.4%
2023/24
4.7%
0.8%
9.2%
1.1%
2022/23
4.9%
0.8%
9.3%
0.5%
2021/22
6.9%
0.6%
18.9%
0.9%
2020/21
2.4%
0.3%
4.2%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.3%
0.3%
4.7%
0.4%
2017/18
3.2%
0.2%
4.6%
0.4%
2016/17
2.8%
0.2%
4.4%
0.2%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
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