St Stephen's CofE School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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South Meadow Lane, Preston

School Information

Address: South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JN
Website: www.st-stephens.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772556306
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Helen Wright
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119358

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 299
Number of Boys: 154
Number of Girls: 145

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU
3out of 4 1,285 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Stephen's CofE School
South Meadow Lane , PR1 8JN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Buller Avenue , Penwortham PR1 9QQ
3out of 4 994 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Hill Road South , Penwortham PR1 9YE
3out of 4 1,320 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
St Austin's Place , Avenham PR1 3YJ
3out of 4 1,462 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Frenchwood Community Primary School
Frenchwood Knoll , PR1 4LE
3out of 4 1,572 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 0SR
4out of 4 1,295 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR
3out of 4 1,677 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Adelaide Street , PR1 4BD
4out of 4 2,100 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE
2out of 4 2,239 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Deepdale Mill Street , PR1 5BY
4out of 4 2,517 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 1,702 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Imam Muhammad Zakariya School
2 Bairstow Street , PR1 3TN
- not rated 922 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Central Lancashire
Adelphi Building , PR1 2HE
- not rated 1,133 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ
- not rated 1,500 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ
- not rated 1,595 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road , Ashton under Lyne OL7 9DU
- not rated 1,595 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.