SCHOOL PROFILE

St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151011
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 260 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lewisham
Trust SDBE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 186 175 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 90 48.4% of pupils
Male pupils 96 51.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.4%
9.6 pts above England
School 34.4%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.2%
3.9 pts above England
School 24.2%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
20.4%
38
Caribbean
14.0%
26
Any other Mixed background
12.9%
24
White British
10.8%
20
White and Black Caribbean
8.6%
16
Any other Black background
6.5%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.2% 45 of 186 pupils
3.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.2%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.4% 36 pupils
England 14.8% 4.6 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 33
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

50.0% 10.4 pts below England
School 50.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

58.0%

14.0 pts below England

School 58.0%
Lewisham 73.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.04%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 6.04%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 15.57%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.80%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.01 pts lower than England
School 1.80%
Lewisham 1.28%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.5% 16.6 pts below England
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
71.5%
Lewisham
85.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information