Banks St Stephen's CofE School

About Banks St Stephen's CofE School

Banks St Stephen's CofE School is a primary school in Southport, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 189 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 12.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Banks St Stephen's CofE School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 9.1%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. 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.