Stepney Primary School

Stepney Primary School is performing well, with an overall effectiveness rated as good across all domains. Pupils enjoy their time at school and report feeling safe, thanks to the high expectations set by leaders and staff. The school provides a well-rounded education that includes a range of subjects and extracurricular activities aimed at preparing pupils for their future. Relationships among staff, pupils, and parents are strong, fostering a supportive learning environment. The school has also prioritized the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs, offering targeted support to ensure they succeed.

Strengths

• High-quality education provided across a wide range of subjects.
• Effective relationships between staff, pupils, and parents.
• Strong emphasis on inclusion for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-structured phonics program leading to strong phonics knowledge for most pupils.
• Engaging extracurricular activities to promote personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for deeper understanding in mathematics for some pupils.
• Reading books not matched closely enough to phonics ability for younger pupils.
• Attendance issues leading to some pupils missing vital learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Stepney Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Stepney Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Stepney Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 34.9% of pupils at Stepney Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Stepney Primary School received £7,356 and spent £7,088 for each of its 226 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £261,000 (£1,156 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, income was £8,330 and spending £7,876 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hull · Kingston upon Hull, City of local authority: places and applications

Stepney Primary School is part of Thrive Co-Operative Learning Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Sidmouth Primary School Hull
• Newland School for Girls Hull
• The Boulevard Academy Kingston-Upon-Hull
• Kelvin Hall School Hull
• St George's Primary School Hull
• Chiltern Primary School Hull
• Priory Primary School Hull
• Ings Primary School Hull
• Oldfleet Primary School Hull

What is Stepney Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stepney Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Stepney Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stepney Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Stepney Primary School have?

Stepney Primary School has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stepney Primary School cover?

Stepney Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Stepney Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 29% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stepney Primary School?

Stepney Primary School is at Beverley Road, Hull, HU5 1JJ.