Primary
St Stephen's CofE School
South Meadow Lane, PRESTON, PR1 8JN
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 331 of 315 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Blackburn
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
55%
105.0
65th of 105 by our score, among the primary schools in Preston we can score - 124 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 55% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 47% |
| 24/25 | 55% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
South Meadow Lane, PRESTON, PR1 8JN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Lancashire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- F Greenhalgh
- Address
- South Meadow Lane, PRESTON, PR1 8JN
- Telephone
- 01772556306
Other primary schools nearby
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School4.3/10
- Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School5.9/10
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston5.0/10
- Frenchwood Community Primary School2.9/10
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham6.2/10
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, PrestonNot enough data