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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 119358

St Stephen's CofE School

Voluntary controlled school · PRESTON · PR1 8JN

Ages 3–11 · 331 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

7.9%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)47%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
295

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
57
Preferred offers (top 3)
38
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill105%

331 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
331
Boys / girls
161 / 170
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
331 / 315 (105%)
Free school meals
38%
FSM pupils
116
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Blackburn
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss F Greenhalgh

Location

Address
South Meadow Lane, South Meadow Lane
Postcode
PR1 8JN
Town
PRESTON
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Preston
Constituency
Preston
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 controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in PRESTON, Lancashire, 331 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 38%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Blackburn.

Open schools in PRESTON
180
Primary schools in PRESTON
125
Academies among open schools in PRESTON
21% (38)
Open schools in PR1
41
Primary in PR1
26
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss F Greenhalgh
Telephone
01772556306
Website
www.st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/

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