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OpenPrimaryOfsted: ExceptionalURN 101455

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Welling · DA16 3QG

Ages 5–11 · 419 pupils · Bexley

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Ofsted

Exceptional

KS2 expected (RWM)

92%

Overall absence

3.5%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Exceptional

Inspection date

2026-04-15

  • AchievementExceptional
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)92%
Higher standard (RWM)27%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
115.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
363

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
149
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

419 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
419
Boys / girls
206 / 213
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
419 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
3.1%
FSM pupils
13
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Southwark
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Ms Susan Oram

Location

Address
Ruskin Avenue
Postcode
DA16 3QG
Town
Welling
County
Kent
Local authority
Bexley
District
Bexley
Constituency
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Welling, Bexley, 419 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 3.1%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Southwark.

Open schools in Welling
15
Primary schools in Welling
9
Academies among open schools in Welling
60% (9)
Open schools in DA16
15
Primary in DA16
9
Open schools in Bexley LA
92
Primary in Bexley LA
60

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WellingNear DA16

  • Hook Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Welling · DA16 2ET · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM17.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.2 miles away

  • East Wickham Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Welling · DA16 3BP · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM35.2%
    • Demand0.95

    0.3 miles away

  • Danson Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Community school · Primary

    Welling · DA16 2BH · Bexley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand0.90

    0.5 miles away

  • Foster's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Welling · DA16 1PN · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

  • Barrington Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bexleyheath · DA7 4UN · Bexley

    Ages 4–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Hillsgrove Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Welling · DA16 1DR · Bexley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM20.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Susan Oram
Telephone
02083039738
Website
www.st-stephens.bexley.sch.uk/

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