St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
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Academy sponsor led in Exeter, EX1 2SN, taking ages 2 to 11, 455 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2026/27 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy lived 1.4852672524140333 miles away, according to Devon. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 1.4852672524140333 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 455 pupils in 420 places (108% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Devon |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Meeting the expected standard | 67.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67.0% |
| 2023/24 | 69.0% |
| 2022/23 | 50.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
| Girls and boys | 47.9% girls, 52.1% boys |
| English as an additional language | 12.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 7.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school →
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.4852672524140333 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is EX1 at £285,000; the dearest, EX2, £396,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 | Exeter | 0.5 mi | £285,000 56 sales |
| EX4 | Exeter | 1.1 mi | £377,000 92 sales |
| EX2 | Exeter | 1.1 mi | £396,500 108 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around EX1: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy?
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 1.4852672524140333 miles away, per Devon.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.4852672524140333 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 108% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Devon school's distance
All Devon schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Admission distance published by Devon. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School | Primary | 1.19 mi 2026/27 | 0.9 mi |
| St James School | Secondary | 1.13 mi 2024/25 | 1.1 mi |
| St Luke's Church of England School | Secondary | 7.53 mi 2024/25 | 1.2 mi |
| Monkerton Community Primary School | Primary | 0.45 mi 2026/27 | 1.6 mi |
| Montgomery Primary School | Primary | 1.25 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
| Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 0.79 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |