St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Crook, County Durham·DL15 0QH
Composite score
52.9
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#6,224
National rank
#350
In North East
#78
In County Durham
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
58%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
33
any preference, for 21 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.2020241.0020251.002026

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

Every child who put St Stephen's Church of England 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
221
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,760
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Crook, County Durham, St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 221 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Stephen's Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 21 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.1%. There are about 22.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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