St Stephen's Junior School is a primary school located in Canterbury. 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 17/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hales Drive, Canterbury, CT2 7AD
Website: www.ststephensjuniorschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01227464119
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Co Headteacher Laura Cutts Sarah Heaney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136393

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 423
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.2
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1.4 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.3 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Stephen's Junior School
Hales Drive , St Stephens CT2 7AD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Infant School
Hales Drive , St Stephen's CT2 7AB 		- not rated 89 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Johns Church of England Primary School
St John's Place , Northgate CT1 1BD 		3out of 4 1,064 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
99 Military Road , CT1 1NE 		4out of 4 1,431 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
St Peter's Grove , CT1 2DH 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Archbishop's School
St Stephens Hill , CT2 7AP 		3out of 4 488 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Barton Court Grammar School
Longport , CT1 1PH 		4out of 4 2,078 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA 		3out of 4 2,102 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Kent
The Registry , CT2 7NZ 		- not rated 1,007 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bemix
Roper Road , CT2 7ER 		- not rated 1,079 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King's School Canterbury
25 The Precincts , CT1 2ES 		- not rated 1,423 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Edmund's School Canterbury
St Thomas Hill , CT2 8HU 		- not rated 1,551 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Canterbury Christ Church University
North Holmes Road , CT1 1QU 		- not rated 1,706 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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