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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Sarah Horton

corporate_fareIGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onWolverhampton, WV10 0BB

phone 1902558840

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

251

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Wolverhampton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Wolverhampton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 248 pupils on roll, of whom 60% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #16 of 62 primaries in Wolverhampton and #1,143 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

79%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 72%

Writing79% LA 68%

Maths79% LA 69%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading87% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.4 to 1.1

1.4

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 3.6

0.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading89% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.4

-1.0 to 3.8

1.5

Write

LA 0.6

-0.7 to 3.7

1.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.0 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 62%

Reading97% LA 72%

Writing90% LA 76%

Maths90% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.1

Read

LA 0.6

2.8 to 7.4

2.4

Write

LA 0.9

0.2 to 4.6

3.8

Maths

LA 0.3

1.7 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-07-16

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(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 248 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	248	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	253	5	2.0%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	253	3	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	248	6	2.4%	0.8%	2
2022/23 (Summer term)	261	4	1.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	251	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	261	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	234	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	252	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	252	2	0.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	255	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	239	5	2.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	258	5	1.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	251	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils