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EnglandNorth WestPrestonPR1 8JNSt Stephen's CofE School
Primary

St Stephen's CofE School

Primary

Preston · PRESTON · PR1 8JN www.st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/

Pupils
347
cap. 315
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
347
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
347
Pupils · 2024/25
52%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+8pp
56%47%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
347
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
52%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
South Meadow Lane, PRESTON, PR1 8JN
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%0%75%25%61%7%73%9%84%73%105.0103.0106.017%347
2023/2447%0%70%23%51%5%70%2%79%72%104.0102.0104.018%351
2022/2338%9%41%18%53%12%59%18%56%59%104.0105.0105.0-2.10-1.30-0.7016%319
2018/1956%7%67%21%60%14%74%19%77%79%103.0103.0106.0+1.00-1.10-0.4013%299
2017/1850%8%61%18%61%11%61%24%68%66%101.0102.0105.0-0.90-0.40-0.6018%275
2016/1759%9%79%21%76%18%74%18%76%88%105.0104.0106.0+1.70+1.40+0.9017%285

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
2024/2534720.217%52%36%8%25%
2023/2435120.618%51%30%8%25%
2022/2331920.516%31%32%8%28%
2021/2230220.015%30%37%8%29%
2020/2129921.310%36%29%
2018/1929920.113%38%30%5%15%
2017/1827520.518%42%30%5%14%
2016/1728519.117%42%32%5%11%

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