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EnglandNorth WestWest LancashirePR9 8BLBanks St Stephen's CofE School
Primary

Banks St Stephen's CofE School

Primary

West Lancashire · Southport · PR9 8BL www.bank-st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
189
cap. 200
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
189
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
189
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Banks St Stephen's CofE School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£6580 spend / pupil£6879 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
-12pp
67%61%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
3%
-10pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
66%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.17
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
189
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Greaves Hall Avenue, Banks, Southport, PR9 8BL
Local authority
Lancashire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%3%66%14%79%14%72%10%93%66%103.0103.0103.013%189
2023/2467%13%79%38%71%21%75%25%83%50%106.0105.0103.012%186
2022/2365%0%65%6%76%6%65%0%88%71%101.0100.0103.0-4.70-1.80-4.4012%169
2018/1958%11%68%37%74%16%89%21%95%68%104.0104.0104.0+0.80-1.20+0.5014%171
2017/1865%12%65%35%71%12%76%35%71%71%104.0105.0104.0-0.40-2.20+1.6011%177
2016/1729%0%58%8%38%8%46%8%67%50%100.0101.0102.0+0.70-3.30+0.9010%173

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518919.313%7%30%7%21%
2023/2418619.012%8%30%9%20%
2022/2316917.612%10%27%6%19%
2021/2216716.77%8%27%8%26%
2020/2117220.67%8%24%
2018/1917117.614%6%26%5%12%
2017/1817719.711%6%28%4%12%
2016/1717319.210%8%30%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.