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St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Bolton, BL4 8PBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
15 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
#7,664
of 13,686 nationally

About St Stephen's CofE Primary School

St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a state primary in Bolton, a local authority with 97 primary schools. The school sits 57th in the LA's rankings, placing it in the bottom half of Bolton primaries. The top three ranked peers in the area are The Olive School, Bolton, The Oaks Primary School, and The Valley Community Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same metric. St Stephen's is a Church of England school with a mixed intake of 186 pupils, operating below its capacity of 210. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 44 applications for 15 places, with all 15 first-preference applicants offered a spot. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Prestolee Primary School, 1. 2 kilometres away. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2023, rated it Good across all categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous 2016 inspection, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressBent Spur Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL4 8PB
HeadteacherAndrew Townsend
Local AuthorityBolton
Number of Pupils186
Free School Meals (FSM)24.7%
School Capacity186 / 210 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Jul 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: ststephenskearsley.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Stephen's CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.