# St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 405 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150188. [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 405
- Council: Tameside
- URN: 150188

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 April 2022
- 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, 62% of pupils at St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Tameside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Greenside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenside-primary-school-e146480): 370 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Moorside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-primary-school-e142499): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e106247): 610 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hanthorn House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanthorn-house-school-e152613): 620 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Droylsden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/droylsden-academy-e135864): 760 m. Secondary. School remains Good, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Manchester Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-road-primary-academy-e141445): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 59% 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/150188)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150188)

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