St Michael's Primary School
Community primary school in Hartfield (East Sussex).
KS2 RWM expected
71%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
71%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
71%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
71%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.2%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.5
▼ 6.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.4%
▼ 20pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
70%
74 / 105 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 114423
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Gibbs Murray | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hannah Briggs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heather Furminger | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Arthur | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tamsin Bilal | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lisa Fitzsimons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Catherine O'Shea | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2011 · until 2036 |
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