St Michael's Church of England High School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Sandwell council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Sandwell's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 326 families put this school as their first choice, and 234 places were offered. 223 of the families who put it first got a place (68%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 18 January 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1213 (capacity 1200)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Birmingham

Phone

01215616881

Address

Curral Road, Rowley Regis, B65 9AN

Website

st-michaels.sandwell.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports