St Stephen's CofE Primary School

School overview

St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a primary school serving Bradford, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 462 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Stephen's CofE Primary School 'Good'. 52% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 11.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% 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 CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 58 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 8.4%. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 46% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.