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St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG

Local ranking2nd of 60 primary schools in Bexley
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 15 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
93.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
45.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
95.0%
Writing (Expected)
95.0%
Maths (Expected)
95.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
95.0%
Reading avg scaled score
112.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
113.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
114.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
418
Boys
203 (49%)
Girls
215 (51%)
Capacity
420 (100% full)
SEND
10.3%
FSM Eligible
5.0%
EAL
32.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
8.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.5
Budget per Pupil
£6,479/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
2.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Black African: 24.4%
  • Asian Indian: 22.9%
  • White British: 14.7%
  • White Other: 11.3%
  • Asian Other: 5.8%
  • Mixed Other: 5.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.9%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.9%

24.4%

Black African

22.9%

Asian Indian

14.7%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
101455
UKPRN
10071668
Establishment No.
3500

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