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St Stephen's RC Primary School

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

personMr Connor Lavin

location_onManchester, M43 7NA

language Visit Website phone 1613702071

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

410

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Stephen's RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 86% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephen's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 410 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #65 of 77 primaries in Tameside and #12,302 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.1

-2.0 to 1.3

1.0

Write

LA -0.8

-0.6 to 2.5

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.7

-2.0 to 1.5

-1.7

Write

LA 0.3

-3.3 to -0.1

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-3.1 to -0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%

Reading74% LA 72%

Writing69% LA 77%

Maths62% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-2.5 to 0.7

-1.6

Write

LA 0.3

-3.1 to -0.1

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.6

-4 to -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 June 2024

Inspection Report

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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12 June 2018

Inspection Report

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14 May 2014

Inspection Report

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18 January 2013

Inspection Report

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13 November 2012

Inspection Report

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07 October 2009

Inspection Report

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04 February 2009

Inspection Report

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16 June 2008

Inspection Report

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14 May 2007

Inspection Report

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18 April 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-14

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(5 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 419 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	9	2.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	415	2	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	415	7	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	410	4	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	409	5	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	419	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	422	3	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	439	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	431	2	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	435	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	446	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	445	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	441	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	449	3	0.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	455	4	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	458	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	454	3	0.7%	0.5%