St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Lambeth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Lambeth Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in London, Lambeth for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. Lambeth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 0.0 metres |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 61% (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 36 of the 57 other Lambeth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers; all first-choice families were offered places, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Here 59.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 49.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Lambeth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Lambeth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dorset Road, London, SW8 1EJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lambeth
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “St Stephen’s is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are polite and friendly to staff and to each other.”
- “The school ensures that pupils learn in a safe and nurturing environment where they gain the skills needed to enjoy life as well as receiving a rounded education.”
To improve
- “However, in wider curriculum subjects, the way in which teachers carry out checks on learning is still being developed and needs to be more carefully structured and consistently organised and applied.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lambeth.
- Herbert Morrison Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Wyvil Primary School and Resource Bases for Speech, Language and Communication Needs, and Autism 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Reay Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashmole Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Allen Edwards Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Henry Fawcett Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published