St Stephen's C E Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames·TW1 1LF
Composite score
86.4
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#389
National rank
#139
In London
#12
In Richmond upon Thames
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
31%
Reading average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
39 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
0.71
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
162
any preference, for 55 places
Applications from another council area
28%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.26
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9520221.1320230.9320240.9720250.712026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Stephen's C E Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
416
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,000
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Stephen's C E Primary School at a glance

Located in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, St Stephen's C E Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 416 pupils aged 4 to 11. 79% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 31% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Stephen's C E Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 55 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 21.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Stephen's C E Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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