St Stephen's C E Primary School

About St Stephen's C E Primary School

St Stephen's C E Primary School sits within the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, a local authority with 16 outstanding primary schools out of 46. The school itself ranks 9th out of 38 primaries in the LA on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the top 10 per cent locally. Its closest high-performing peers are St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School, Deer Park School and Barnes Primary School, all of which score slightly higher on the same ranking metric. Headteacher Elizabeth Bachour leads a mixed Church of England primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 416 pupils on a capacity of 420. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 177 applications for 59 places, with 57 first-preference applications resulting in 52 offers. Just 6.5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average.

Academically, St Stephen's performs strongly. In the 2023/24 key stage 2 assessments, 84 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, comfortably above the Richmond upon Thames LA average of 76 per cent. The school's overall ranking score of 84 places it in the top 6 per cent nationally. A third of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, with particularly strong results in reading (63 per cent higher standard) and maths (54 per cent higher standard). Average scaled scores were 111 in both reading and maths. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2014, the school was rated Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. An ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed the school remains Good and is improving. The previous inspection in 2010 also rated it Good, so the school has held this rating consistently.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, art studios, music rooms, a gymnasium, ICT suite, dining hall, outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers cross country, rounders, dance, athletics, swimming and netball, while extracurricular clubs include drama, art, eco and science clubs. SEND support is broad, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. The nearest outstanding primary is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, 0.9 km away. St Stephen's suits families who want a well-regarded, oversubscribed Church of England primary in a high-performing London borough, with strong academic outcomes and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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