St Stephen's CofE First School

Academy sponsor led·First school Redditch, Worcestershire·B98 8HW

School type

First school

Ages 3–9

Key Stage 2 performance

St Stephen's CofE First School is a first school for pupils aged 3–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

26 first choices, 28 places

First choices per place

0.93

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 28 places

Last place offered lived

0.80 mi

straight line, 2025 intake · 1284 m

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17

00.511.5

1 per place

1.0720220.9620230.9720241.1020250.932026

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. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it. In 2026 the school was not oversubscribed, so no distance limit applied.

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

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

School profile

Age range: 3–9
Pupils on roll: 167
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

25.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

69.5%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

16.2%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.4%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

16.7%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

21.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,835

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

St Bede's Catholic Middle School Redditch · 0.7 mi 44.4 Birchensale Middle School Redditch · 0.9 mi 41.0 Woodfield Academy Redditch · 1.1 mi 17.6 Church Hill Middle School Redditch · 1.3 mi 42.5 Ipsley CofE Middle School Redditch · 1.7 mi 51.2 Webheath Academy Primary School Redditch · 1.9 mi 41.1 Walkwood Church of England Middle School Redditch · 1.9 mi 48.7 Alvechurch CofE Middle School Birmingham · 3.2 mi 59.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

St Stephen's CofE First School at a glance

Located in Redditch, Worcestershire, St Stephen's CofE First School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 167 pupils aged 3 to 9. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Stephen's CofE First School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.80 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 21.2 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.