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St Stephen's CofE Primary School

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

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location_onManchester, M29 7BT

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

210

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.6x

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St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Manchester, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #46 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #6,166 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.6× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading77% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 72%

Maths80% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading77% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.2

-4.9 to -0.4

0.9

Write

LA 0.9

-1.3 to 3.1

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.5 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 3.1

2.4

Write

LA 0.4

0.2 to 4.6

-1.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 68%

Reading90% LA 78%

Writing86% LA 80%

Maths90% LA 80%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.7

-1.7 to 2.9

-0.8

Write

LA 0.7

-3 to 1.4

1.4

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.7 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 December 2021

Inspection Report

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05 October 2016

Inspection Report

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18 January 2012

Inspection Report

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08 February 2011

Inspection Report

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16 September 2008

Inspection Report

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16 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-10-05

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-18

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-09-16

None EIF

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

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(3 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 213 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	213	4	1.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	210	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	209	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	201	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Stephen's CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley

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Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy

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