# St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114216. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 213
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 114216

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils at St Stephen's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e137903): 180 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Willington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willington-primary-school-e114066): 490 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-thomas-catholic-primary-school-willington-e148627): 830 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sunnybrow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunnybrow-primary-school-e114060): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Grange Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-learning-centre-e135834): 1.7 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Byers Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byers-green-primary-school-e114070): 2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114216)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114216)

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