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St Stephens Church School

Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 5PZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2022
KS2 Results
77%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
60 1st-choice / 58 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2322 of 13,686 nationally

About St Stephens Church School

St Stephens Church School in Bath holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2015, and an ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 77%. That is comfortably above the local authority average of 62% for primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset, placing the school 10th out of 52 primaries in the area and inside the top 25% nationally. The school also performs well on higher-level attainment, with 18% of pupils reaching the higher standard across all three subjects. Individual subject scores are strong too: 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 90% in writing and 85% in maths, with average scaled scores of 108 in reading and 107 in maths.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressRichmond Place, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 5PZ
HeadteacherClaire Taylor
Local AuthorityBath and North East Somerset
Number of Pupils355
Free School Meals (FSM)6.5%
School Capacity355 / 420 (85% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Jun 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 17 Apr 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Sports HallPlaying FieldsForest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundDining HallArt StudiosICT SuiteGymnasiumChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

NetballTennisSwimmingRounders

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubGardeningBook ClubArt ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:20

Source: ststephensschoolbath.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Stephens Church School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.