St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Manchester, Tameside for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
| Reception 2014 | Not published |
| Reception 2012 | Not published |
| Reception 2011 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 47 of the 51 other Tameside primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 54 first-choice applications for 54 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 25 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chappell Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7NA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 405 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 54 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 Tameside.
- Greenside Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Road Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Fairfield Road Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Aldwyn Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Audenshaw Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published