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St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School

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

personMr Mark Power

location_onDarwen, BB3 0LX

language Visit Website phone 1254701806

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Expected Standard

10%

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Demand Ratio

0.3x

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St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Darwen, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 56 pupils on roll, of whom 14% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 10% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #51 of 51 primaries in Blackburn with Darwen and #14,112 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 0.3× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 31.1:1. 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

10%

LA 61%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing10% LA 70%

Maths30% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.5

-5.4 to 2.1

-2.6

Write

LA 0.0

-6.2 to 0.9

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.6 to 0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths63% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 8.4

-4.8

Write

LA 0.4

-9.0 to -0.6

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.8

-6.0 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading-% LA 73%

Writing-% LA 75%

Maths-% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA 0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 October 2021

Inspection Report

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13 September 2016

Inspection Report

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25 February 2015

Inspection Report

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04 December 2014

Inspection Report

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24 June 2014

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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07 February 2011

Inspection Report

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26 March 2010

Inspection Report

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05 February 2008

Inspection Report

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03 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-12-04

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 56 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)	56	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	58	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	59	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	57	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	60	1	1.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	63	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	62	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	58	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	57	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	56	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	61	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	58	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	59	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	59	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	60	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	60	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	59	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	54	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	53	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	53	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	54	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	48	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	39	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	43	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	44	1	2.3%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

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St Stephen's Tockholes 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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