St Stephen's CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

st-stephens-cofe-primary-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

BL4 8PBPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 183 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

183

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 183
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jul 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.