SCHOOL PROFILE

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 101455
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

15 April 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Exceptional
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding
Published 17 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Bexley
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 419 419 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 213 50.8% of pupils
Male pupils 206 49.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

3.1%
21.7 pts below England
School 3.1%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.4%
13.1 pts above England
School 33.4%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
24.3%
102
Indian
23.2%
97
Any other White background
12.2%
51
White British
10.7%
45
Any other Asian background
7.4%
31
Any other Mixed background
4.5%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 9.8% 41 of 419 pupils
11.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 9.8%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.9% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 20
No specialist assessment yet 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

93.0% 32.6 pts above England
School 93.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

95.0%

24.7 pts above England

School 95.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

95.0%

23.0 pts above England

School 95.0%
Bexley 71.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.20%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.02 pts lower than England
School 3.20%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

2.73%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.08 pts lower than England
School 2.73%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Bexley 1.68%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.8% 11.6 pts above England
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
99.8%
Bexley
86.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information