St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | Primary in Welling, Bexley | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Bexley · Welling · DA16 3QG www.st-stephens.bexley.sch.uk/

Pupils
419
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

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Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
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Admissions

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Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
93%
+1pp
LA
67%
England
63%
95%91%86%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
45%
+18pp
LA
13%
England
8%
45%32%19%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
78%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
47%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
73%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
95%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
78%
LA AVG 35%
Reading scaled score
112.0
LA AVG 106.64
Maths scaled score
113.0
LA AVG 105.75
GPS scaled score
114.0

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
418
cap. 420
420416412
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
LA AVG 22.17:1
25.623.421.2
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EAL
32%
LA AVG 28.2%
32%24%16%
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FSM eligible
5%
LA AVG 21.21%
10%8%5%
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SEN
10%
LA AVG 18.22%
10%8%6%
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Overall absence
3%
LA
5%
England
5%
4%3%2%
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Persistent absence
3%
LA
12%
England
13%
9%6%3%
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Overview

AddressRuskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
Telephone02083039738
Local authorityBexley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£6479 spend / pupil£6356 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2593%45%418
2023/2492%27%418
2022/2387%25%+2.00+3.10+2.10420
2018/1995%40%+1.80+2.10+2.50415
2017/1886%19%+1.70+3.00+1.50420
2016/1795%28%+2.10+1.30+4.70420
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2595%78%95%47%95%73%97%95%112.0113.0114.010%
2023/2493%50%97%45%95%70%97%97%110.0111.0115.010%
2022/2393%55%93%43%93%40%97%97%109.0109.0111.07%
2018/1997%57%97%53%98%69%97%98%110.0111.0113.09%
2017/1893%37%95%46%90%39%98%93%108.0107.0109.09%
2016/1797%47%97%38%95%60%97%97%110.0112.0112.010%

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
2024/2541821.410%32%5%3%3%
2023/2441821.210%28%5%4%4%
2022/2342022.27%26%7%4%7%
2021/2241221.66%22%8%4%8%
2020/2142023.26%20%8%
2018/1941522.69%18%8%2%3%
2017/1842025.69%19%10%3%3%
2016/1742025.010%16%10%3%7%

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