# St Stephen's CofE Primary School

St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 183 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105240. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 183
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105240

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 June 2023
- 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, 53% of pupils at St Stephen's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 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.

- [Spindle Point Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spindle-point-primary-school-e105196): 780 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodbridge College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-college-e146554): 800 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Kearsley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-academy-e136135): 960 m. Secondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Kearsley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-west-primary-school-e105186): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviour-cofe-primary-school-ringley-e105248): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Prestolee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prestolee-primary-school-e141915): 1.2 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2024. 77% 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/105240)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105240)

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