Inspections and Performance Information
Ofsted
Please find a copy of our most recent Ofsted inspection report below.
Our Ofsted inspection reports are also published on the Ofsted website:
https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119358
SIAMS
The Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) is the Church of England and Methodist Church’s outworking of the requirements of section 48 of the Education Act 2005. It is a key element of the life of all Church of England and Methodist schools in England.
Approximately every five years, schools are subject to a SIAMS inspection.
The purpose of SIAMS Inspection is the improvement of Church school education through a focus on the centrality of Christian vision, shining a spotlight on the fundamental right of all pupils and adults to flourish. SIAMS inspectors ask questions about and seek evidence that demonstrates the impact that the school’s vision has directly on the lives, learning, and development of all within the school community.
Our most recent SIAMS Inspection took place in March 2020. The full report can be downloaded below.
Performance Information
Please find below academic performance information for St Stephen's Chuch of England Primary School from the most recent academic year, and dating back to 2019. Please note, statutory assessments were suspended in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When reviewing this information, it is important to consider the context of our school. Compared to many other schools, we have high levels of mobility; this means a high number of pupils join our school mid-year. Many of these children are new to the country and may have limited language skills. Whilst this may impact negatively on some of the academic attainment statistics you see below, this mobility and the resulting diversity within our student body is one of the things that makes St Stephen's such a special place to be.
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Pupil Attainment Data 2024
Through the 2023-24 academic year, over 50 new children joined St Stephen's mid-year. A significant proportion of these pupils joined from countries outside of the UK, many of whom had little to no English language.
Early Years Foundation Stage 2024
At the end of the 2024 academic year, 63% of the Reception cohort achieved GLD (Good Level of Development).
Key Stage 1 Phonics 2024
In the Year 1 phonics screening assessment, 60% of children passed with a score of 32/40 or more.
If children do not pass the phonics screening test in Year 1, they re-take the assessment at the end of Year 2. After the re-takes this year, and including new children to school, 78% of children had met the pass mark of at least 32/40.
Key Stage 1 Outcomes 2024
At the end of Year 2, teacher assessment is used (against national frameworks) to establish if children are working at the expected standard (EXS), greater depth within the expected standard (GDS), or working towards the expected standard (WTS).
In these assessments the results were as follows;
62% of children achieved the expected standard reading and 11% reached the higher standard.
56% of children achieved the expected standard in writing and 2% reached the higher standard.
67% of children achieved the expected standard in maths and 7% reached the higher standard.
Key Stage 2 Outcomes 2024
During the Summer Term, Year 6 complete statutory assessments in Reading, Maths and GPS (Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling). Writing is assessed by teachers using national assessment frameworks.
In 2024, the results were as follows;
70% of children achieved the expected standard in reading and 23% reached the higher standard.
51% of children achieved the expected standard in writing and 5% reached the higher standard.
70% of children achieved the expected standard in maths and 2% reached the higher standard.
72% of children achieved the expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling and 19% reached the higher standard.
47% of the cohort achieved the expected standard in all three areas of reading, writing and maths.
For comparison, national average data (for all schools) is published on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-2-attainment-2024-national-headlines
Pupil Attainment Data 2023
Through the 2022-23 academic year, 80 new children joined St Stephen's. The majority of these pupils joined from countries outside of the UK, many of whom had little to no English language.
Early Years Foundation Stage 2023
During the 22-23 academic year, 11 new pupils joined Reception class at various points throughout the year; several in the latter half of the year. The year group was made up of 45 children of whom, 9 were pupil premium, 4 had special educational needs and 26 had English as an additional language.
At the end of the 2023 academic year, 64% of the Reception cohort achieved GLD (Good Level of Development).
Key Stage 1 Phonics 2023
During the 22-23 academic Year, 12 children joined the Year 1 cohort, some, just a week before the phonics screening. The year group was made up of 41 children (at the point of screening) of whom 13 were pupil premium, 7 had special educational needs and 19 had English as an additional language.
In the Year 1 phonics screening assessment, 63% of children passed with a score of 32/40 or more.
If children do not pass the phonics screening test in Year 1, they re-take the assessment at the end of Year 2. After the re-takes this year, and including new children to school, 84% of children had met the pass mark of at least 32/40.
Key Stage 1 Outcomes 2023
During the 22-23 academic year, 8 new pupils joined Year 2 class at various points throughout the year; several in the latter half of the year. The year group was made up of 44 children (at the point of assessment) of whom 19 were pupil premium, 9 had special educational needs and 22 had English as an additional language.
At the end of Year 2, children are assessed against an interim framework to establish if they are working at the expected standard (EXS), greater depth standard (GDS) or below the expected standard (WTS, PKF).
In these assessments the results were as follows;
65% of children reached age related expectation in reading and 16% reached the higher standard.
58% of children reached age related expectation in writing and 12% reached the higher standard.
61% of children reached age related expectation in maths and 7% reached the higher standard.
Key Stage 2 Outcomes 2023
During the 22-23 academic year, 8 new pupils joined Year 6, with many pupils being new to the UK and the English language. The year group was made up of 34 children (at the point of assessment) of whom 11 were pupil premium, 6 had special educational needs and 20 had English as an additional language. 56% of the cohort had been at St Stephen's since they sat Y2 tests.
During the Summer Term, Year 6 complete statutory assessments in Reading, Maths and GPS (Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling). At this time, they are also assessed in writing but in a slightly different way.
At the end of the 2022-23 academic year the results were as follows;
45% of children reached expected standard in reading and 21% reached the higher standard.
62% of children reached expected standard in writing and 12% reached the higher standard.
69% of children reached expected standard in maths and 17% reached the higher standard.
69% of children reached expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling and 21% reached the higher standard.
45% of the cohort reached expected in all three areas (reading, writing & maths) and 7% achieved the greater depth standard in all areas.
Pupil Attainment Data 2022
Although assessment was completed during the 2021-22 academic year, the Government have held off the requirement to publish data, due to the impact of the pandemic on performance, until next academic year (2023-2024).
Our data is as follows:
Early Years Foundation Stage 2022
At the end of the 2022 academic year, 67% of the Reception cohort achieved GLD (Good Level of Development). Many of our pupils join St Stephen's significantly below age-related expectation and therefore good progress was made by all pupils.
Key Stage 1 Phonics 2022
In the Year 1 phonics screening assessment, completed in June, 69% of children passed with a score of 32/40 or more.
If children do not pass the phonics screening test in Year 1, they re-take the assessment at the end of Year 2. After the re-takes this year, 85% of children had met the pass mark of at least 32/40.
Key Stage 1 Outcomes 2022
At the end of the 2021-22 academic year the results were as follows;
59% of children reached expected standard in reading and 0% achieved the higher standard.
52% of children reached expected standardin writing and 2% achieved the higher standard.
57% of children reached expected standard in maths and 4% achieved the higher standard.
Key Stage 2 Outcomes 2022
At the end of the 2021-22 academic year, the results were as follows;
65% of children reached expected standard in reading and 20% achieved the higher standard.
58% of children reached expected standard in writing and 3% achieved the higher standard.
60% of children reached expected standard in maths and 13% achieved the higher standard.
78% of children reached expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling and 28% achieved the higher standard.
48% of the cohort reached expected in all three areas (reading, writing & maths).
Pupil Attainment Data 2019
Early Years Foundation Stage 2019
At the end of the 2019 academic year, 51% of the Reception cohort achieved GLD (Good Level of Development).
Key Stage 1 Phonics 2019
In the Year 1 phonics screening assessment 60% of children passed with a score of 32/40 or more. As St Stephen's, many children join the school after mid-way through their schooling and also part way through a year. When we take that into account, and remove transient children from the data, there was a 65% pass rate.
Key Stage 1 Outcomes 2019
At the end of the 2019 academic year, the results were as follows;
60% of children reached expected standard in reading and 16% reached the higher standard
56% of children reached expected standard in writing and 16% reached the higher standard
60% of children reached expected standard in maths and 16% reached the higher standard
When removing transient children from the data, 67% reached expected standard in reading, 67% in writing and 67% in maths. 61% reached expected standard in combined reading, writing and maths.
Key Stage 2 Outcomes 2019
At the end of the 2019 academic year, the results were as follows;
67% of children reached expected standard in reading and 19% of children reached the higher standard
60% of children reached expected standard in writing and 12% reached the higher standard
74% of children reached expected standard in maths and 23.5% reached the higher standard
79% of children reached the expected standard and 40% of pupils reached the higher standard
56% of the cohort reached expected in all three areas (reading, writing & maths).
When removing transient children from the data, 80% reached expected standard in reading, 79% in GPS (grammar, punctuation & spelling), 70% in writing and 83% in maths. 63% reached expected standard in combined reading, writing and maths.
