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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT2 7ADSt Stephen's Junior School
Primary

St Stephen's Junior School

Primary

Canterbury · Canterbury · CT2 7AD www.ststephensjuniorschool.co.uk/

Pupils
407
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of St Stephen's Junior School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
-12pp
83%64%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
21%13%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
55%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Hales Drive, St Stephens, Canterbury, CT2 7AD
Local authority
Kent
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
2024/2544%7%62%28%63%7%55%25%90%45%103.0102.0100.016%407
2023/2456%5%71%23%74%11%64%21%88%65%105.0103.0103.014%397
2022/2346%7%68%26%71%13%55%17%85%62%104.0101.0102.0-2.80-1.90-4.4016%404
2018/1983%21%83%36%94%39%91%34%96%86%106.0108.0107.0-0.10+2.50+0.805%419
2017/1875%12%82%31%89%29%80%25%88%74%106.0105.0104.0+0.00+1.40+0.108%417
2016/1765%12%66%39%90%19%78%33%93%69%104.0105.0106.0-1.20+0.30-0.808%410

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
2024/2540720.516%33%31%6%16%
2023/2439720.514%33%34%7%15%
2022/2340421.016%29%30%7%20%
2021/2241523.610%29%28%6%20%
2020/2142324.36%27%29%
2018/1941922.35%25%23%4%7%
2017/1841721.58%22%25%4%8%
2016/1741020.98%20%28%4%8%

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