St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Susan Oram
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 101455
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083039738
About this school
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Welling. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 92% | 93% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 27% | 45% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 95% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 97% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 111.0 | 113.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Stephen's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bexley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 93% | 64% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Stephen's Catholic Primary School compares
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School ranked 1st of 56 primary schools in Bexley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 93% | 3.2% | 5% | 419 | — |
| Hook Lane Primary School | 73% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 447 | 0.2 miles |
| East Wickham Primary Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 35.2% | 585 | 0.3 miles |
| Danson Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 592 | 0.5 miles |
| Foster's Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 11% | 452 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 342 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.02%
- English as an additional language
- 32.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.2%
- Persistent absence
- 2.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hook Lane Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Welling
-
East Wickham Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Danson Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Foster's Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
-
Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Welling
Other schools in Welling
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Welling.
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Danson Primary School Primary
- East Wickham Primary Academy Primary
- Foster's Primary School Primary
- Hillsgrove Primary School Primary
- Hook Lane Primary School Primary
- Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bexley Grammar School Secondary
- Harris Academy Falconwood Secondary
- Welling School Secondary
- ADO River Valley School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Stephen's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Welling.
- Who is the headteacher of St Stephen's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Stephen's Catholic Primary School is Ms Susan Oram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Stephen's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Stephen's Catholic Primary School?
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Stephen's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Stephen's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Stephen's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Stephen's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Stephen's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 93% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Stephen's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Bexley?
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School ranked 1st of 56 primary schools in Bexley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Stephen's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Stephen's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Stephen's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.