Primary school

St Stephen's CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Bradford
  • BD5 7HU
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,733 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 96%2017/18: top 82%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 42%42% · 2022/232023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 78%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM52% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%3/10 Below−28.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM5% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4/10 Below+25 pts
Reading score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−5.2 pts
Maths score102 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.52/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 32% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 52% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 66% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 65% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 63% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 52% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%66%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 2% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 3% · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 4% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 2% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 5% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 97 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 101 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 102 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 107 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 103 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510797No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 97 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 103 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 103 · 61 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 106 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 103 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 102 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510697No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
57 of 57 who put it first2014 · 87.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5757
2nd201
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Outstanding
  3. 2019Requires improvement
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026460
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.7%
First language not English72.9%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils19.9%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

109.5% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 18.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 24
  • Other support 7

Teachers 20.6 FTE · Whole workforce 51.6 · 60 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,495
Spend per pupil£7,521
Staff spend per pupil£5,749
Reserve per pupil£583
  • +£251,267revenue reserve
  • −£11,132in-year balance

Grants £7,481 · self-generated £15 · premises £487 per pupil