St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | School performance

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

204

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

204

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

204

Pupils · 2024/25

28%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWarrington

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Stephen's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Warrington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

70%

-7pp

77%69%60%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

14%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

67%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

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

204

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

28%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

32%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

Sandy Lane, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9HS

Local authority

Warrington

Website

https://ststephenscps.com/

Telephone

01925630100

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	70%	3%	77%	30%	83%	13%	83%	23%	83%	67%	105.0	106.0	103.0	—	—	—	32%	204
2023/24	77%	0%	83%	20%	80%	0%	83%	33%	80%	83%	106.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	19%	207
2022/23	60%	10%	70%	17%	77%	17%	90%	20%	87%	80%	103.0	106.0	104.0	+0.50	+2.50	+3.20	18%	208
2018/19	66%	14%	76%	34%	86%	21%	76%	34%	90%	76%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+0.60	+1.60	+0.90	18%	208
2017/18	60%	10%	63%	30%	83%	20%	73%	23%	83%	67%	104.0	104.0	105.0	+0.70	+2.40	+0.80	16%	206
2016/17	60%	0%	60%	10%	83%	17%	87%	10%	87%	73%	101.0	104.0	103.0	-2.40	+1.70	+0.80	17%	209

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	204	22.2	32%	28%	40%	6%	20%
2023/24	207	22.5	19%	27%	39%	6%	19%
2022/23	208	21.9	18%	26%	39%	6%	17%
2021/22	204	21.5	17%	26%	37%	6%	22%
2020/21	205	17.2	21%	22%	40%	—	—
2018/19	208	18.2	18%	28%	29%	5%	10%
2017/18	206	18.5	16%	26%	31%	5%	14%
2016/17	209	19.6	17%	23%	28%	4%	8%