St Stephen's CofE School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · PRESTON, Lancashire
St Stephen's CofE School is a primary school in PRESTON, Lancashire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- South Meadow Lane, South Meadow Lane, PRESTON, PR1 8JN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 331 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, are proud to attend this friendly school where everyone is made to feel welcome.”
- “Pupils benefit from the kind and caring relationships that they have with staff and each other.”
- “This helps them to grow in confidence.”
To improve
- “The school’s unvalidated published data for 2023 shows that the proportion of pupils who met the expected standards in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of Year 6 was below the national average.”
- “As a result, some of these pupils joined the school too late in key stage 2 to benefit fully from the school’s welldesigned curriculum.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, these strategies are not used as effectively as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 December 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) | 55% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Frenchwood Community Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham 1.0 mi Good
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Penwortham Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade