St Stephen's Junior School

State-Funded School

st-stephens-junior-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

CanterburyConstituency

CT2 7ADPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Stephen's Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 400 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

63%

Asian

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

400

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 400
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 1 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2013	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.