St Stephens Church School

Academy converter·Primary school Bath and North East Somerset·BA1 5PZ
Composite score
69.5
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#1,833
National rank
#147
In South West
#6
In Bath and North East Somerset
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
92%
64 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
107
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
1.74 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2802 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.03
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1 per place
0.9820220.9120230.9620241.0320251.072026

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

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “Category 3, initial allocation 16 April 2026 (offer day)”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
355
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,611
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About St Stephens Church School

St Stephens Church School is a primary school in Bath and North East Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 355 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 6.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Stephens Church School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 64 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.74 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 26.8 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 Stephens Church 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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