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St Stephens Church School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

334

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Stephens Church School is a Academy converter primary school in Bath, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Stephens Church School is an academy converter in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 355 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 53 primaries in Bath and North East Somerset and #7,049 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

71%

LA 60%

Reading84% LA 76%

Writing84% LA 70%

Maths84% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading88% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading86% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.7

-1.4 to 2.0

-0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 1.4

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.0 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading90% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 2.0

0.1

Write

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 1.5

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.7 to -0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-03-11

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-05-01

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 355 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, 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)	355	2	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	348	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	346	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	334	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	331	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	364	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	385	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	385	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	390	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils