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St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy

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

personMrs Alixena Lubomski

corporate_fareTHE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSkipton, BD23 1PJ

language Visit Website phone 1756709451

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

158

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Skipton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Skipton, North Yorkshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 153 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #181 of 233 primaries in North Yorkshire and #12,425 of 14,143 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 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing60% LA 72%

Maths55% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading87% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.0

-5.5 to -0.7

-4.8

Write

LA 0.0

-7.2 to -2.5

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.2 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.3

-2.9 to 2.7

0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 2.7

-1.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.7 to 1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 61%

Reading50% LA 75%

Writing53% LA 77%

Maths40% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.4

0.1 to 5.7

1.4

Write

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 4.1

-1.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.7 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 February 2022

Inspection Report

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22 May 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-02-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-05-22

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-02-26

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(1 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 153 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, 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)	153	3	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	163	1	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	156	2	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	172	2	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	163	1	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	158	6	3.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	183	5	2.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	185	5	2.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	191	3	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	4	2.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	181	3	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	188	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	187	3	1.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	182	11	6.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	189	7	3.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	170	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils