St Stephen's Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Church Lane
Fradley
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 8NL
Phone 01283790268
Reference Number 124084

St Stephen’s Primary School has been deemed a good school, continuing to meet high expectations set by leaders. Pupils express happiness and safety in their environment and show a strong enthusiasm for learning, actively participating in lessons and being well-behaved. While the school handles bullying issues seriously, some parents have voiced concerns regarding the effectiveness of the policies in place and communication with the school. Overall, the school is committed to improving its curriculum and addressing parental communication needs.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 277
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.07%
Girls: 46.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 21 41
2 19 17 36
3 17 18 35
4 29 19 48
5 29 23 52
6 19 21 40

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.6%
Unclassified 2.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.5%
Indian 2.5%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.4%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 15 Nov 2022
Date Report
15 Nov 2022 School inspection
23 May 2017 Short inspection
19 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
17 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
21 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
10 Feb 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and safe in the school.
  • Leaders have high expectations for all their pupils.
  • Pupils engage enthusiastically in learning.
  • The school provides effective support for pupils with SEND.
  • Well-trained staff help pupils excel in reading and mathematics.
  • Pupils can take on various roles and responsibilities.
  • Staff feel valued and manage their workload effectively.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some parents feel communication between school and home needs improvement.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.2
Writing 0.9
Maths 0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 22 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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