Primary school

St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Tameside
  • M43 7NA
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,491 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 57%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM62% · North West 63%5/10 Middle+8.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle+44.2 pts
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below+11.9 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+18.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 27% · 59 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 44% · 54 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 52% · 61 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 52 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 54% · 61 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 41% · 61 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 62% · 61 pupils · North West 63%62%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 59 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 2% · 54 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 61 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 2% · 52 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 61 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 11% · 61 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 61 pupils · North West 6%11%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 59 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 54 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 61 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 52 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 61 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 61 pupils · North West 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 59 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 52 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 61 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 61 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 61 pupils · North West 10510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
54 of 54 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5454
2nd110
3rd100

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2022Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026405
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.0%
First language not English12.7%
SEN support13.2%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils16.8%

Girls 56.9%Boys 43.1%

90% full · 450 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 12.1
  • Leadership 3.9
  • Teaching assistants 16.3
  • Other support 5.7

Teachers 16 FTE · Whole workforce 38 · 47 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,936
Spend per pupil£5,950
Staff spend per pupil£4,869
Reserve per pupil£814
  • +£325,000revenue reserve
  • +£394,000in-year balance

Grants £6,854 · self-generated £83 · premises £350 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (27 academies) · trust reserve £3,542,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it