St Stephens Church School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.741 miles
Published by Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Stephens Church School is a primary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Stephens Church 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 | 1.741 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.741 miles away, the 9th longest of 18 Bath and North East Somerset primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025; distances swung sharply between some years, and that was the biggest move.
- Reception 2026 had 64 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Richmond Place, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5PZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 360 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Their individual successes and talents are celebrated.”
- “Pupils know the school’s values of ‘joy, love, courage and creativity’ well.”
To improve
- “While many parents commented positively about the school’s ethos, a small number raised concerns about bullying.”
- “However, some books are not matched well enough to the letters and sounds that pupils are learning.”
- “Consequently, pupils find these books too hard to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 71% | 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: 64 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 Bath and North East Somerset.
- St Andrew's Church School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Saviours Infant Church School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Saviours Junior Church School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Bathwick St Mary Church School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield Park Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Widcombe CofE Junior School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Widcombe Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swainswick Church School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published