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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Linda Campbell

location_onLondon, SW8 1EJ

language Visit Website phone 2077351023

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Lambeth, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 56 primaries in Lambeth and #6,865 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 67%

Reading71% LA 79%

Writing82% LA 75%

Maths71% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading76% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading88% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.6

-3.1 to 1.8

-0.4

Write

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 2.0

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.7

-3.6 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading91% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 82% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 1.7

0.1 to 5.2

2.4

Write

LA 1.3

0.1 to 4.8

3.3

Maths

LA 1.6

1.1 to 5.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 69%

Reading73% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 81%

Maths80% LA 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA 1.1

-3.3 to 1.3

1.3

Write

LA 1.5

-0.9 to 3.5

0.5

Maths

LA 1.3

-1.5 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 November 2024

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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24 January 2017

Inspection Report

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07 November 2011

Inspection Report

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19 January 2009

Inspection Report

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25 May 2006

Inspection Report

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20 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-01-24

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-11-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 197 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils