St Stephen's Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · London, Newham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.342 miles
Published by Newham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
St Stephen's Primary School is a primary school in London, Newham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Newham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Stephen's 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 | 0.342 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.369 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.373 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.305 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.362 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.300 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.324 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.359 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There were 122 first-choice applications for 90 offers for Reception in 2026: 1.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 63 Newham primary schools.
- In Reception 2026, 88 offers went to first-choice families, while 34 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.342 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 25 Newham primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.76 miles).
- In 2024/25, 89% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Newham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whitfield Road, London, E6 1AS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Newham
- Pupils on roll
- 618 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this excellent school.”
- “It is no surprise to see why St Stephen’s is such a popular place to be.”
- “Pupils are overwhelmingly positive about their school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2023 (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) | 89% | 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: 122 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 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 Newham.
- Shaftesbury Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cleves Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- William Davies Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton Cross Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elmhurst Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monega Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hartley Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published