St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Academy converter primary school in Ashford (Surrey).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Ascension Catholic Academy Trust
St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery is one of 6 schools run by Ascension Catholic Academy Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School | Primary | Surrey | 236 | 12 | Report card 2026Strong standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | Primary | Surrey | 410 | 9 | Report card 2025Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery (this school) | Primary | Surrey | 482 | 5 | Outstanding 2024 |
| St Paul's Catholic College | Secondary | Surrey | 1,395 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | Secondary | Richmond upon Thames | 1,175 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019, previous school) |
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School | Primary | Richmond upon Thames | 210 | 10 | Outstanding 2024 |
| 6 schools | 3,908 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.