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St Stephen's C E Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Winchester Road, Twickenham TW1 1LF · st-stephens.richmond.sch.uk · 020 8892 3462
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Richmond upon Thames 78%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.7%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 39 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 68 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% the higher standard. Across Richmond upon Thames it was 78%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Stephen's C E Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (213 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 213
- 51% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (13%) with SEND